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Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
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- Mahatma Gandhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A. Jinnah
- Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Correct Option: C
In February 1946, the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) experienced a major mutiny, on a magnitude rare among modern navies. The Second Battalion of the Black watch was called from their barracks in Karachi to deal with this mutiny on Manora Island. Both Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Patel successfully persuaded the ratings to surrender. Patel wrote, “Discipline in the army cannot be tampered with. We will want [the] army even in free India”.
