After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who among the following had pleaded for mercy an said: "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar."?

Explanation

On July 22, 1908, Tilak was sentenced to six years on charges of rebellion. After the sentencing of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the famous scholar Max Müller pleaded for mercy in a letter to Sir John Lubbock, saying that "I am interested in Tilak as a scholar of Sanskrit".