Gandhi opposed non-Hindu involvement in caste struggles as an internal Hindu matter

Evidence

Among the (many) reasons that criticism of Gandhi is not just frowned upon, but often censored in India, ‘secularists’ tell us, is that Hindu nationalists (from whose midst Gandhi’s assassins arose, and whose star is on the ascendant in India these days) will seize upon such criticism and turn it to their advantage. The fact is there was never much daylight between Gandhi’s views on caste and those of the Hindu right. From a Dalit point of view, Gandhi’s assassination could appear to be more a fratricidal killing than an assassination by an ideological opponent. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 398 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

Related

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• Gandhi’s caste views differed little from those of the Hindu right. (similarity 0.92)
• Gandhi’s caste views aligned closely with Hindu nationalist views (similarity 0.91)
• Gandhi valued the Bhangi’s work but not inter-caste marriage or dining (similarity 0.90)
• Gandhi accepted separate electorates for Muslims but not for Untouchables. (similarity 0.87)
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• Gandhi’s moral authority cannot be separated from his caste views (similarity 0.83)
• Gandhi’s demeaning views of Untouchables remained consistent across his adult life. (similarity 0.83)
• Gandhi sought abolition of untouchability but retention of the caste system (similarity 0.82)
• Gandhi defends caste because opposing it would cost him political standing (similarity 0.82)
• Gandhi consistently insulted Untouchables and denied them political self-organization (similarity 0.82)
• Gandhi’s moral authority made his word effectively unanswerable to many Hindus. (similarity 0.81)
• Gandhi defended caste as Indian society’s genius for self-organisation against oppression. (similarity 0.81)
• Gandhi withheld support from Untouchable satyagraha despite having forged the weapon (similarity 0.81)
• Gandhi framed Untouchables as politically immature needing Hindu service, not enfranchisement (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Gandhi’s caste ambivalence disillusioned even his non-Hindu colleague George Joseph #complicates (0.50)
• Gandhi’s caste views differed little from those of the Hindu right. #expands (0.50) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 398
• Gandhi consistently insulted Untouchables and denied them political self-organization #complicates (0.40)