<P> The Indian National Congress ( INC ) which was established in 1885 was divided into two groups ( in the year 1907 ) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat Session of the Congress. The period 1885 - 1905 was known as the period of the moderates as moderates dominated the INC . These Moderates used petition , prayers , and protest to influence the ( British ) colonial government . Moderates were not able to achieve their goals . This created dis - satisfaction among the people . In 1907 the INC meeting was to be held in Nagpur and the extremists wanted Lala Lajpat Rai or Bal Gangadhar Tilak as president . But moderates wanted Rash Behari Ghosh to be president . Gopal Krishna Gokhale changed the meeting place from Nagpur to Surat fearing that if Nagpur was to be held as meeting place then tilak would become President . As Surat was hometown of tilak he could not preside the meeting . Hence it was decided that Ghosh would be president . Extremists protested in the INC meeting as tilak was not given permission even to speak by pandit Madanmohan Malviya extremists then reacted by throwing eggs , chappals etc and wanted the meeting to be cancelled . Moderates then held a secret meeting and decided to abdicate extremists . </P>
<P> The Indian National Congress ( INC ) which was established in 1885 was divided into two groups ( in the year 1907 ) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat Session of the Congress. The period 1885 - 1905 was known as the period of the moderates as moderates dominated the INC . These Moderates used petition , prayers , and protest to influence the ( British ) colonial government . Moderates were not able to achieve their goals . This created dis - satisfaction among the people . In 1907 the INC meeting was to be held in Nagpur and the extremists wanted Lala Lajpat Rai or Bal Gangadhar Tilak as president . But moderates wanted Rash Behari Ghosh to be president . Gopal Krishna Gokhale changed the meeting place from Nagpur to Surat fearing that if Nagpur was to be held as meeting place then tilak would become President . As Surat was hometown of tilak he could not preside the meeting . Hence it was decided that Ghosh would be president . Extremists protested in the INC meeting as tilak was not given permission even to speak by pandit Madanmohan Malviya extremists then reacted by throwing eggs , chappals etc and wanted the meeting to be cancelled . Moderates then held a secret meeting and decided to abdicate extremists . </P>
the president of surat session of congress 1907 was
the president of surat session of congress 1907 was
Rash Behari Ghosh
Rash Behari Ghosh