What do we learn from Gandhi in these times of majoritarianism? | The Indian Express

What do we learn from Gandhi in these times of majoritarianism? | The Indian Express

Written by Asaduddin Owaisi |Updated: October 23, 2019 1:44:42 pm

The writer is president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and a Lok Sabha MP.

What do we learn from Gandhi in these times of majoritarianism?

He stood against majoritarian passions when it was expedient to look away. There is a lesson in that for secular parties in these times

It was hatred of Muslims that fuelled Gandhi’s murder. Illustration: C R Sasikumar

M K Gandhi’s life is well-documented, thanks, in part, to his autobiographical accounts and the frequent interventions he made in his own publications, including Harijan and Young India. But on his 150th birth anniversary, it is paramount that we look at his influence on others.