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The Claim

The slogan "Simon Go Back" was chanted in opposition to the Simon Commission.

The Short Version

The historical record strongly supports that “Simon Go Back” was used against the Simon Commission. The main caveat is that the best-known reference works more often document the slogan on banners and in demonstrations than explicitly quoting crowd chanting. Still, secondary historical and educational sources describe it as being shouted by protesters, so the claim is substantially accurate.

Caveats

  • The strongest sources confirm the slogan’s use but do not always explicitly document chanting as opposed to banner display.
  • Several sources that specifically say protesters “shouted” the slogan are lower-authority educational sites rather than primary records.
  • The reliable core fact is the slogan’s association with anti-Simon Commission protests; the exact mode of expression is somewhat less firmly sourced.

The Receipts

  1. Simon Commission

    Wikipedia

  2. Simon Commission | Background, Protests, Report, & Facts

    Encyclopedia Britannica

  3. *Simon Go Back!*: Reflections of the Indian Press on the Boycott of Simon Commission in the Madras Presidency, 1928-1930

    SSRN

  4. Simon Commission

    Britannica

  5. What was the main reason for boycotting Simon Commission?

    Testbook

  6. What was that slogan which was raised against the Simon class 10 ...

    Vedantu

  7. Simon Commission: Why India Protested

    Sleepy Classes

  8. Simon Commission, History, Boycott, Impact, Response, Report

    PW.live

  9. Q. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon ...

    Lotusarise

  10. Question 13: Simon Commission was greeted with the slogan ...

    Filo

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