Five lessons for today’s India from the Congress session in Belgaum a century ago
Gandhi was Congress president only once – at this meeting. But neither the Congress nor BJP care to remember what he said.
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India is rapidly forgetting the Father of the Nation. There is widespread propaganda by some forces that Mahatma Gandhi was anti-Dalit, anti-Hindu and even that he was the chief villain responsible for Partition in 1947. Social media is filled with these motivated lies. This has created hatred towards Gandhi among a section of the youth who receive most of their information about history from what has come to be known as WhatsApp University.
Sadly, most leaders and supporters of today’s Congress lack both historical knowledge and deep conviction to counter this propaganda. The Bharatiya Janata Party does not do so because it obviously does not suit the party’s interests. Many in the Sangh Parivar are themselves creating an anti-Gandhi atmosphere because they are keen on rewriting the history of India’s freedom movement.
As a result, Indian society is showing ingratitude towards not only Gandhi but also countless Gandhians belonging to all castes and communities in every nook and corner of our country, who struggled for India’s freedom, faced untold hardships and made sacrifices worthy of the purest patriots.
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