“The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to

The statement “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise” is attributed to Lord Curzon. Contemporary reference sources and exam-preparation materials explicitly credit this remark to Curzon, reflecting his intention as Viceroy to weaken the Indian National Congress and preserve imperial authority. Curzon’s tenure (1899–1905) saw policies—such as the partition of Bengal and administrative centralization—that aligned with an effort to contain Congress influence and limit early nationalist mobilization, which helps explain the sentiment behind the quoted line.