When freedom fighters made Mahatma Gandhi cry
Friday January 18, 2013 05:39:12 PM,
IANS
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Tamluk (West Bengal): Mahatma Gandhi once wept when
some freedom fighters told him that after seeing a victim of mass
rape, they deviated from non-violence against the British,
President Pranab Mukherjee said at an event Friday.
The president said this while unveiling statues of freedom
fighters Ajoy Mukherjee, Satish Chandra Samanta and Sushil Kumar
Dhara, who were instrumental in forming a Tamralipta National
Government -- a parallel government during the 1942 'Quit India'
movement -- here in East Midnapore district.
"After the 1942 movement, Gandhi-ji received a complaint that
those who formed the Tamralipta National Government in Tamluk
could not be fully non-violent and had to resort to violence at
times," said Mukherjee.
"Gandhi-ji had immense faith in Ajoy-da and Satish-da. He thought
this was not possible but those who had made the complaint were
respected Congress leaders. So Gandhi-ji thought of conducting an
inquiry.
"Some people suggested Ajoy-da should lie to Gandhi-ji. But
Sushil-da said: 'No. I have to tell everything to him. That is why
we had to resort to violence and then whatever punishment he
decides will be acceptable'," Mukherjee said.
"Satish-da then told Gandhi-ji that they could bear everything but
not mass rapes, which broke all their forbearance and compelled
some to resort to violence.
"After confirming about the rapes from the women, Gandhi-ji came
back to them with moist eyes and said: "Satish, I cannot blame
you. But I would have been happier had the incidents not
happened'. Such personalities where they," he said.
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