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Post by Rishi Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:39 pm

An example of his secular thinking.

23.12.1926- Abdul Rashid did a very 'secular' act. [ To know what this 'secular' act was just google - 23.12.1926 -Abdul Rashid]

Beloved Bapuji condoned the 'secular' act of Rashid and called him as his 'younger brother'.
Beloved Bapuji pleaded for the clemency of Rashi.

But at the same time Beloved Bapuji did not plead or do anything to get Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev released.

This is "Gandhian secularism" in action.

>>> Culled from a comment on Rediff

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Post by Idéfix Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:00 pm

This is nonsense. Gandhi did seek clemency for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
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Post by Kris Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:17 am

Idéfix wrote:This is nonsense. Gandhi did seek clemency for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
>>>>Now, now, why muddy up the waters with facts..

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Post by Merlot Daruwala Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:22 am

Kris wrote:
Idéfix wrote:This is nonsense. Gandhi did seek clemency for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
>>>>Now, now, why muddy up the waters with facts..
I don't particularly care for MK Gandhi. I don't think he was any role model for secularism anyway. He didn't distinguish between religion, politics and governance. And he was certainly the king of tokenism.

PS: It's not very clear whether and to what extent Gandhi exerted himself on the matter of Bhagat Singh's clemency. One school of thought is he merely asked for a postponement to after the Karachi session of the Congress.
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Post by Merlot Daruwala Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:43 am

Here's an article: http://www.mkgandhi.org/articles/bhagat_singh.htm
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Post by Kayalvizhi Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:52 pm

In 1938 a Gandhi follower and Congressman Rajaji was the Prime Minister of Madras Province including Tamil Nadu. He ordered the shooting of unarmed protesters who opposed Hindi as compulsory subject in schools.

Why did Gandhi not condemn it? Is it ok to shoot anti-Hindi protesters because Hindi imposition was the pet project of this hypocritic Gujarati?

Gandhi was no mahatma, he was a charlaton who foolede most of the world.

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