Udham Singh assassinated Michael O’Dwyer in London on March 13, 1940. O’Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab during the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and had publicly supported General Dyer’s actions. Udham Singh, who had witnessed the massacre as a child, spent over twenty years planning his revenge. He was subsequently tried and executed in July 1940. ANSWER: (B) Udham Singh
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Udham Singh’s act was driven by a deep sense of national honor and a vow to avenge the hundreds of innocent lives lost in Amritsar. He traveled across continents, working various jobs to reach London and carry out the assassination at Caxton Hall. During his trial, he identified himself as “Ram Mohammad Singh Azad,” symbolizing the unity of all Indian religions in the fight against colonial oppression. His sacrifice is celebrated as a symbol of the revolutionary spirit of India. He believed that killing O’Dwyer was a moral duty to show the world that India would not forget the crimes committed against its people.