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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about the justice Party is not correct?
         
       
      
      
      
          
      
      
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         Answer: D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.         
         
Explanation: The Justice  Party  was  a  political party in the Madras Presidency of British  India.  It  was founded    byT.    M.    Nairand P. Theagaraya     Chetty     in     1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins  began  in  the  presidency during   the   late-19th   and   early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The    Justice    Party's    foundation marked  the  culmination  of  several efforts to establish  an organisation to  represent  the  non-Brahmins  in Madras.  Founders  of  Justice  Party though  that  Congress  was  mainly Brahmin    party,    so    it    started opposing Congress
       
      
      
      
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