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Who was the President of Indian National Congress who was arrested along with Gandhiji on January 4, 1932?

  1. Madan Mohan Malavya

  2. Abbas Tyabjee

  3. Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. Annie Basant

  5. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Explanation

Vallabhbhai Patel, who had presided over the historic Karachi session of Congress in 1931, was arrested along with Mahatma Gandhi on January 4, 1932 during the Civil Disobedience Movement. The British authorities arrested both leaders in a crackdown on the independence movement. Patel's arrest came shortly after his successful Congress presidency where the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was ratified.

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