for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
Abul Kalam Azad was the president of Indian National Congress during the vital negotiations with both the Cripps Mission and Cabinet Mission. He was the longest serving president of Indian National Congress.