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GK QUESTION#2853

Potti Sriramulu undertook a hunger strike demanding a separate state for which linguistic group?

  1. ATamil-speaking people
  2. BKannada-speaking people
  3. CTelugu-speaking peopleCorrect answer
  4. DMarathi-speaking people
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C. Telugu-speaking people

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In 1952, Potti Sriramulu fasted for a separate Andhra state for Telugu-speaking people. His fast ended in his death, intensifying the demand for linguistic statehood.

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