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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Madhav Srihari Aney Indian Freedom Fighter

ANEY, MADHAV SRIHARI (1880-1968)
A statesman and right wing Congressman of Berar.  He had a distinguished academic career and started life as a teacher; member Congress Working Committee 1924-25.  Arrested in Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930.  Vice-President, Indian Home Rule League, and member Legislative Assembly from 1924-30 and 1935.  Joined Responsivist Party, which was formed in 1926.  General Secretary, Anti-Communal Award Committee, 1935.  Member, Governor-General’s Executive Council, 1941, but resigned in 1943 as a protest against the Government’s attitude towards Mahatma Gandhi’s fast unto death.  Representative of India in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), 1943-47; member, Constituent Assembly and later Member of Parliament.
Madhav Srihari Aney Indian Freedom Fighter

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