Sadiq Ali (born 1910 in

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, died 2001-17 April) was a freedom fighter.

Early life and education

He left home at a young age to pursue his studies at Allahabad University and then joined the freedom struggle and was jailed several times. During his studies, he saw the Nehru family in Allahabad closely leading the freedom movement and since then started participating in activities with the Congress in the national movement. He organized a dharna at the Allahabad University to boycott foreign goods and liquor. Then the British government arrested him and sent him to jail. In 1930, Gandhi's salt law was disregarded and then he was jailed. He was Office Secretary and then Permanent Secretary of the AICC from 1936 to 1948. During 1942 he stayed with Gandhiji at the Sevagram Ashram and focused on Khadi village industry. In 1943, he was sentenced to two years under a personal satyagraha.

Career

In 1947, he strongly opposed the partition of India and criticized the Muslim League's Two-nation theory. He entered politics after

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. General Secretary from 1958 to 1962 and again 1964–1969, he was a member of the Provisional Parliament from 1950 to 1952 and of

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from 1957 to 1970. He was also Chief Editor of the AICC Economic Review from 1958 to 1962 and 1964–1969. Ali served as President of the

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(O) from 1971 to 1973, Governor of

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from 1977 to 1980, Governor of

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from 1980 to 1982, Chairman Rajghat Samadhi Committee, New Delhi 1992–96. He continued to be Chairman of the Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Samiti since 1985, and Chairman of the Gandhi National Memorial Fund since 1990 and Chairman Sardar Patel Memorial Trust and Council for Communal Harmony. His well received publications include: A Survey towards Socialist thinking in the Congress, Democracy and National Integration, and The Vision of Swaraj. He was governor of

from 1977 to 1980 and governor of

from 1980 to 1982. He died on 17 April 2001.

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Indian independence activists from Rajasthan Indian Muslims Aligarh Muslim University alumni Governors of Maharashtra Governors of Tamil Nadu People from Udaipur University of Allahabad alumni 1910 births 2001 deaths Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians {{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub