What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?

• A. for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
• B. for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
• C. for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
• D. for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC

Answer: (A)