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Mahatma Gandhi’s Views
Mahatma Gandhi’s letter to Mr. Rajah dated 26th July
1936:—
‘I have no difficulty about giving general endorsement to your letter to Dr. Moonje. I do not at all understand Dr. Moonje’s or Dr. Ambedkar’s positition. For me removal of Untouchability stands on a footing all its own. It is to me a deeply religious question. The very existence of our religion depends on its voluntary removal by Savarna Hindu in the spirit of repentence. It can never be a question of barter to me. And I am glad you take nearly the same position that I do’ (The Annual Register, Vol. II, July—December 1936, page 276-279).” [1]
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Telegram from Pandit—M. M. Malaviya, dated 30th July
1936 to Rao Bahadur M. C. Rajah:— “Thanks for the copy of your letter to Dr. Moonje. I agree with you.”—A. P. [2]
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The Munje—Rajah Pact [3]
Splitting Depressed Classes
Sir, though Dr. Munje [4] and the Hindu Mahasabha have been unable to wipe out the blot of Untouchability from Hinduism and thus to make the Hindu Organisation strong and compact, they have succeeded in trapping a leader of the Depressed Classes with a view to causing a split in the ranks of those classes. The Munje-Rajah Pact is being boosted by the Congress and Mahasabha organs, and it is being represented to the gullible public that the pact is being
1 Khairmode, Vol. 6, Pp. 191—193.
2 The Bombay Chronicle—8th August 1936.
- The Munje-Rajah Pact —Rao Bahadur M. C. Rajah, a Depressed Classes leader from Madras and Dr. B. S. Munje, President of Hindu Mahasabha had discussions on the basis of reserved seats and Joint Electorates in Delhi. They made a pact which is known as The MoonjeRajah Pact.
4 Dr. B. S. Munje —He was President of Hindu Mahasabha, Delegate, Indian Round Table Conference.