He was the first Asian to be a British MP and was also elected President of Indian National Congress...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

He was the first Asian to be a British MP and was also elected President of Indian National Congress thrice. Which of the following persons is being referred in the above statement?

Dadabhai Naoroji

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

Badruddin Tyabji

Surendranath Banerjee

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Explanation:

1st option is correct.
Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to be a British MP and was also elected President of Indian National Congress thrice.

He is known as the Grand Old Man of India.
He was the first Indian who was a member of Parliament in the United Kingdom House of Commons between 1892-95.
He served three times as a president of the session of Indian National Congress i.e. Kolkata Session of 1886, Lahore session of 1893, Kolkata session of 19006,where the idea of "Swaraj" was used for the 1st time.
His book 'Poverty and Unbritish rule in India' brought attention to his 'Drain of Wealth' theory from India to British.