Q. The following people are referred as Fifth Column?
Answer: Anti national people
Notes: The term "fifth column" refers to a group of people who undermine a larger group or nation from within. They usually support an enemy group or nation. The term comes from the Spanish Civil War and was inspired by a boast by rebel general Emilio Mola. Mola was asked which of his four columns would take the capital. He replied that it was his hidden "fifth column" of right-wing supporters inside Madrid that would deliver the city. The term was first reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel newspaper on October 14, 1936.
The term "fifth column" refers to a clandestine group of subversive agents who attempt to undermine a nation's solidarity. They may engage in espionage or sabotage to support a wartime enemy of that country.
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