338 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
India were prepared to ask. But what did Mr. Gandhi do ? This old medieval gentleman who went to the conference with a mandate to demand nothing short of independence said Sir Samuel Hoare that he was quite prepared to be content with provincial autonomy. (Cries of Shame)” [1]
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1 : The Mail, Madras, dated 26th September 1944.