Gandhi was never a racist, says Ela after row over his statue in University of GhanaMahatma Gandhi wasn’t racist, communal or casteist, says his granddaughter Ela Gandhi. But it comes in response to academics in Africa who have launched a campaign to remove Gandhi’s statue from the University of Ghana. The protesters have linked their demand to a “global movement towards self-respect”, and are planning protest marches on Sunday even as the world marks Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. Indeed not even Jesus Christ has been spared from detractors so why should they not have differing views about Gandhiji?” said Ms. Gandhi. “To say that he wanted to perpetuate the caste system to his death is a total misrepresentation of what he said.,” retorts Ms. Gandhi, adding, “He said there should be no hierarchy in society.

Source: The Hindu October 01, 2016 21:12 UTC