Multiple choice

Identify the Viceroy who wrote home these words after his first meeting with Gandhiji: "Mr Gandhi's religious and moral views are, I believe, admirable, but I confess that I find it difficult to understand the practice of them in politics."

  1. Lord Mountbatten

  2. Lord Reading

  3. Lord Irwin

  4. Lord Dalhousie
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Explanation

Lord Reading (Viceroy of India 1921-1926) wrote this quote expressing his difficulty in reconciling Gandhiji's moral-spiritual political approach with conventional colonial administration. The quote reflects the British establishment's struggle to understand Gandhi's unique blend of religion and politics.

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