who was the president of indian national congress when india became free
J. B. Kripalani Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 â€“ 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the Indian National Congress during the transfer of power in 1947. Kripalani was a Gandhian socialist, environmentalist, mystic and independence activist.