"‘70 . On the 16th of August 1946 there broke out in Calcutta an open massacre of the Hindus which continued for three days unchecked. At the time, it was considered that the Government which could permit such outrages on its citizens must be thrown out . Gandhiji, however, went to Calcutta and contracted a strange friendship with the author of these massacres; in fact he intervened on behalf of Suhrawardy and the Muslim League publicly described Suhrawardy as a martyr.’ ... ‘70 . Suhrawardy Patronised. On the 16th of August 1946 there broke out in Calcutta an open massacre of the Hindus which continued for three days unchecked. At the time, it was considered that the Government which could permit such outrages on its citizens must be thrown out . Gandhiji, however, went to Calcutta and contracted a strange friendship with the author of these massacres; in fact he intervened on behalf of Suhrawardy and the Muslim League publicly described Suhrawardy as a martyr.’ Attitude towards Hindu and Muslim Princes. Gandhiji’s followers successfully humiliated the Jaipur, Bhavnagar and Rajkot States. They enthusiastically supported even a rebellion in Kashmir State against the Hindu Prince. This attitude strangely enough contrasts with what Gandhiji did about the affairs in Muslim States. There was a Muslim League intrigue in Gwalior States as a result of which the Maharaja was compelled to abandon the celebrations of the second millennium of the Vikram Calendar four years ago: the Muslim agitation was based on pure communalism. The Maharaja is the liberal and impartial ruler with a far sighted outlook. In a recent casual Hindu-Muslim clash in Gwalior because the Musalmans suffered some casualties, Gandhiji came down upon the Maharaja with a vitriolic attack wholly undeserved."
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