Tushar Gandhi contradicts reports on Mahatma's letter to son
May 15, 2014  23:24
Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, today described as "incorrect" media reports about the letter written by Gandhi to his son Harilal, castigating him for 'a rape'.

Gandhi berated Harilal, his estranged son, in this letter for 'rape' of his (Harilal's) sister-in-law, and not his daughter Manu, contrary to media reports, Tushar said in a statement here. Three letters written by Gandhi to Harilal are slated to be auctioned by Mullock's in the UK on May 22. Tushar said the original letter was written in Gujarati and the translation was "uneducated".

"I read the letters in its original form in Bapu's handwriting and realised how wrong and may be mischievous the assumptions were," he said. "In the letter, Bapu confronts Harilal kaka's relationship with his dead wife's sister whom he... contemplating on (sic) marrying then. Bapu approved of the marriage since the sister was a child widow. But he wished that both Harilal Kaka and his sister-in-law make an honest confession of their previously committed sins," Tushar said.
« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES