Gandhi: The man who created religious conflict in the name of religion

Gandhi, the most pronounced name in Indian politics, was not in India till 1915. At that time he left South Africa permanently in order to be setteled in India. Though he made a mess in South Africa but he was an alien in India due to his twenty-one year long staying in South Africa. During his absence, two important events were happened. One was the rise of congress and the other was the birth of Muslim League. Gandhi, after returning India, was seeking a space for him. But there was a little opportunity. Hindus and Muslims were in amity and the Lucknow pact made it stronger. Jinnah, the secular and constitutional in belief and the sun of then Indian politics, was shining at the middle of the sky. A religious orthodox like Gandhi had no opportunity to show him. So, that clever man tried to find his way in an alternative method. The method was nothing but the old Hinduism in a new packet dubbed as “Gandhibad”. But his try was fallen in vain. The aristocratic congress leaders did not eat his religious bait and he remained unsung. The he had a little success in the peasants of Champaran and Kheda and the mill laborers of Allahbad but it did not make any all Indian image rather than a regional success. But opportunity came to him. In the year of 1920 he had got the chance in the field of Khilafat movement. He tried to attract his congress Hindu brothers through the successful movement by Muslim fanaticism in the name of Khilafat.

A totally alien and irrelivent issue for Indian Muslims. Khilafat was a matter of Turkey and it was turn down by a Turkey military man Kemal Ataturk in 1923. Actually Khilafat movement in India and its worthless authoritative nature disgusted Kemal Pasa and he did not make late to vanish it. Whatever happened to the Caliph of Turkey Sultanate and what be the fate of Khilafat movement in India, Gandhi was benefitted in full length. He was successful in attracting his Hindu brothers to his non violence non cooperation method and raised at the zenith of the congress. He gained retail popularity among the illiterate Indians. He also occupied the top position of Home Rule League and made Jinnah out of this organization. Its founder Anne Besant already left this organization due to same controversy on religion. The darkest chapter of Indian politics started in such a way. That was the actual parting of the way of Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi, the so called saint, eaten up his own political personality. He had become a reckless driver without any well defined political thoughts and ways. According to him, he was directed by the light of the heart. India, the world’s most sophisticated multi religio-political area, was driven by such a man who had no such a political philosophy which might be suited for all. He had no political guideline where one can find the way of swept out the British and then the people of all walks of life can live in amity, peace and prosperity. Actually, it required such a man who was able to find his way in the dark jungle of Indian politics. Jinnah was such a type of man. But he was sent to the exile. The constitutional man and the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity were rejected. What a great comedy of errors of history.