"Hinduism in its most perverted forms was preached and practised by Gandhi. He tried to obliterate the distinction between the life of a monk and the life of a householder by making ordinary people behave like monks. He wanted India to have a monkish economy, a monkish politics, a monkish foreign policy and a monkish defence policy. Consequently, under the leadership of Gandhi, India acquired a great heart but lost its head."
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M. M. Kothari: Critique of Gandhi, Jodhpur 1996, p. iv;. Kothari, M.M., Critique of Gandhi, Critique Publ., Jodhpur, 1996. Quoted from Elst, Koenraad (2018). Why I killed the Mahatma: Uncovering Godse's defence. New Delhi : Rupa, 2018. chapter 5. Section OTHER VOICES ON GANDHI’S CHARACTER
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Mahatma Gandhi
1869 – 1948
indischer VolksfĂĽhrer
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