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    Moderate leaders in the Congress had drafted a new constitution that would prevent extremists from gaining majority support. Young nationalists from Maharashtra wanted to stop this and were willing to break up the Congress if needed, without Tilak's knowledge. At a Congress session, Tilak tried to propose a resolution but was refused by the Moderate president. When Tilak insisted, volunteers attacked him with chairs. Angry Marathas then threw a shoe at the president, hitting another leader instead. The session ended in chaos as the young Marathas charged the platform and moderates fled during a brief fight with chairs.

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    Moderate leaders in the Congress had drafted a new constitution that would prevent extremists from gaining majority support. Young nationalists from Maharashtra wanted to stop this and were willing to break up the Congress if needed, without Tilak's knowledge. At a Congress session, Tilak tried to propose a resolution but was refused by the Moderate president. When Tilak insisted, volunteers attacked him with chairs. Angry Marathas then threw a shoe at the president, hitting another leader instead. The session ended in chaos as the young Marathas charged the platform and moderates fled during a brief fight with chairs.

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    Surat Split Violence

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    Moderate leaders in the Congress had drafted a new constitution that would prevent extremists from gaining majority support. Young nationalists from Maharashtra wanted to stop this and were willing to break up the Congress if needed, without Tilak's knowledge. At a Congress session, Tilak tried to propose a resolution but was refused by the Moderate president. When Tilak insisted, volunteers attacked him with chairs. Angry Marathas then threw a shoe at the president, hitting another leader instead. The session ended in chaos as the young Marathas charged the platform and moderates fled during a brief fight with chairs.

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    26th December 1907: Moderate leaders had prepared a new constitution for the Congress which

    would make it practically impossible for the extremist party to command a majority at any annual
    session for many years to come. The youth Nationalists, especially those from Maharashtra, were
    determined to prevent this by any means and it was decided to break the Congress if they could not
    swamp it; this decision was unknown to Tilak and the older leaders but it was known to Sri
    Aurobindo. At the sessions Tilak went on to the platform to propose a resolution regarding the
    presidentship of the Congress; the president appointed by the Moderates refused to permit him to
    speak but Tilak insisted on his right and began to read his resolution and speak. There was a
    tremendous uproar, the young Gujarati volunteers lifted chairs over the head of Tilak to beat him.
    At that the Marathas became furious, a Maratha shoe came hurtling across the pavilion aimed at
    President Dr. Rash Behari Ghose and hit Surendra Nath Banerji on the shoulder. The young
    Marathas in a body charged up to the platform. Moderate leaders fled and after a short fight on the
    podium with chairs. The session broke up not to be resumed.

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