None of this should be surprising. Only Indian leftists sing the praises of this despicable man. Peaceful passive resistance in the face of tyranny is for fools. By showing the Hindus to be weak in the face of colonial brutality and restraining them he emboldened the REAL enemy of the Hindus - the muslim hordes. They all knew India would be independent eventually but the muslims sat back and seized their chance when they saw Hindu weakness.
Israel wouldnt have gained its independence if Irgun and other resistance movements hadnt slapped back the British (who at that time were bending over backwards to please the Arabs and restrict Jewish immigration to Israel and stop its founding).
The only reason he rushed to India from South Africa was to ensure the muslims were able to grab 1/3 of India. He also wanted to push India with the non-aligned (Communist apologist) bloc. When Right-wing Hindus protested against this in the 70's they were interned under State of the Emergency powers.
Mohandas K Ghandhi was assassinated by Right-wing Hindus for a good reason. Up to this day groups like the VHP and RSS cant stand the man. Leftist Indian media is always attacking RSS for carrying out the assassination.
VHP leader Praveen Togadia slams Gandhi