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Mention the political beliefs of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak's political beliefs were as below:
- He said, "Swaraj is My Birth Right and I will have it".
- Tilak talked of 'Swaraj' as early as 1896-97.
- 'Swaraj' and 'Swadeshi' had become the baffle-cry of these robust nationalists.
- He came to the conclusion that "reforms would be secured not by talk, but by strong pressure on Government".
- His weeklies, the Mahratta and the Kesari made bitter attacks on the Government.
- He said, "political rights will have to be fought for."
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