M K Gandhi And The Gandhian Legacy

[Sunder]

Shaurya, you are right in your first point that wimps do not run away, and Gandhi did not run away from PHYSICAL attacks. But when it came to negotiations, did he stand his ground ? When it came to Muslims, did he stand by his principles? When it came to partition, did he go with what he believed in? When Moplah instigated massacre took place post kilafat, did he preach non-violence to them? Au contraire.....

<!--QuoteBegin-Shaurya+Nov 25 2005, 08:56 PM-->QUOTE(Shaurya @ Nov 25 2005, 08:56 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->without gandhi we would have got independence about a dozen years earlier and would never have been shcckled by the crappy nehruvian socialism.
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An assertion for which, no proof or research or evidence is presented.
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Here is a small snipped on what happened in 1939. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Clouds of World War II were gathering fast and Bose warned the Indian people and the British against dragging India into the war and the material losses she could incur. He (Bose) was elected president of the Indian National Congress twice in 1937 and in 1939, the second time defeating Gandhiji's nominee. <b>He (Bose) brought a resolution to give the British six months to hand India over to the Indians, failing which there would be a revolt. There was much opposition to his rigid stand, and he resigned from the post of president</b> and formed a progressive group known as the Forward Block (1939).

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What made the INC decide not to side with their appointed president? Why was the INC (Including Gandhi?) unwilling to take the opportunity and kick the brithsh at a time they were in quagmire ? Why did they (the INC including Gandhi) have to agree to the british decision of Indian being a warring state?

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Why did the INC want freedom in installments when the optiion was fully open ? I hope you have explanations for the illogical behavior of INC.