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What would have happened in case the Surat Split did not occur and the Assertive Nationalists were suppressed?
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If the Surat Split of 1907 had not occurred and the Assertive Nationalists like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal were suppressed, the following could have happened:
- There would have been no mass participation and the movement would have remained limited to the educated class only, with slow progress.
- No mass awakening.
- Without the Assertive Nationalists, Indians would have continued to depend on British goodwill for reforms rather than demanding their rights boldly.
- The Assertive Nationalists who popularised the ideas of Swadeshi and Boycott of British goods. Without them, these powerful weapons of protest would never have been widely adopted.
- Without the aggressive and bold approach of the Assertive Nationalists, the spirit of complete independence would never have taken root in the minds of the people.
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