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Why did Lord Dufferin, the then Viceroy, favour the foundation of the Indian National Congress?

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The then Viceroy, Lord Dufferin, favoured the foundation of the Congress because he wanted it to act as a safety valve for popular discontentment to safeguard the British Rule and its interests in India.

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