hi Prem - read the book "Freedom at Midnight" - a group of Punjabi refugees met Gandhi the day before he was assasinated, asking him as to how to save their women who are being repeatedly raped in riots - Gandhi asked them to 'tolerate' by 'biting their tongues' while they get humiliated and keep doing so, until the perpetrators realize their mistake!! can you believe such an irresponsible answer from a leader to his people, who came to him for help ? until that day, Nathuram Godse was in two minds about the assasination - but Godse suffering from a migraine who happened to be in the vicinity when this incident took place was so shocked and angered, he made his decision and Gandhi took a bullet next day! thats history for you! dont even talk about such issues, if you do not know about the agony of partition and how people have died, lost their near and dear ones, all of which could have been curtailed, had some of our leaders during that time taken a sterner stand! that attitude of moderate approach continues till today and therefore we continue to suffer!
