Gandhi instructed Indians to help British crush the Zulu rebellion regardless of its justice

Evidence

What is our duty during these calamitous times in the Colony? It is not for us to say whether the revolt of the Kaffirs [Zulus] is justified or not. We are in Natal by virtue of British Power. Our very existence depends on it. It is therefore our duty to render whatever help we can. There was a discussion in the Press as to what part the Indian community would play in the event of an actual war. We have already declared in the English columns of this journal that the Indian community is prepared to play its part; and we believe what we did during the Boer War should also be done now. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 203

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the book’s thesis: Gandhi’s subservience to Empire while maintaining caste hierarchy—the imperial featherbed that made the later critique of British racism comfortable.