(This day in 1892, Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Asian to be an MP in British Parliament. This piece has been republished from The Quint’s archives to mark the anniversary.)
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Co-founder of the Congress party Dadabhai Naoroji was a trailblazer in more ways than one.
123 years ago today, he became the first Indian to become a British MP, a feat that would enable him to mentor a host of political leaders from M K Gandhi to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Naoroji won the Finsbury Central seat and remained MP till 1895.
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