who was the viceroy of india when quit india movement started
Quit India Movement In 1939, Indian nationalists were angry that British Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow, had brought India into the war without consultation with them. The Muslim League supported the war, but Congress was divided.
Bahadur Shah Zafar Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar (24 October 1775 â€“ 7 November 1862) was the last Mughal emperor. He was the second son of Akbar ll [1] of and became the successor to his father, Akbar II, upon his death on 28 September 1837. He was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the city of Delhi (Shahjahanabad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma, after convicting him on conspiracy charges.