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Q. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India, the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words

A
Shivaji
B
Lajpat Rai
C
Gokhale
D
Madhava Rao

Correct Answer

Gokhale

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