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Gandhi, an Obstacle for the Freedom of India

AuthorSusmit Kumar
PublisherMunshiram Manoharlal Publishers
Publisher2021
Publisher461 p,
ISBN9788121513593

From the Preface: WHILE DOING THE RESEARCH WORK on internet for my 2016 book Ananda Marga Victim of Communist Conspiracy during 1969 77, I came across two declassified papers at British National Archive website which discussed the reason behind Mahatma Gandhi launching of the 1942 Quit India Movement. He launched it only because he was afraid that the Indian National Army (INA), created and supported by the Japanese army (which had already won Burma at that time), would liberate India from British rule. As per British intelligence report Gandhi's feeling during mid-1942 was that Germany and Japan would win World War II, which would have made his name a footnote in India's history as till then he had always hushed down any talk of independence within his Congress party. In fact, his draft of the 1942 Quit India Movement favored Japan. Prior to this movement, he had launched two movements and they were not for independence from Britain. One of these two declassified papers also talked about-". . . there are increasing indications that Gandhi is abandoning his previously declared policy of refraining from embarrassing Government and is planning to lead Congress into some widespread movement with the aim of compelling the British to withdraw from India."

 

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