"Mix Of Religion And Politics Poison For India": Mahatma Gandhi's Grandson

Gopalkrishna Gandhi cautioned that in the days ahead, there will be more religion in politics and politics in religion than what we are now seeing

Former Governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi cautioned that the mix of politics and religion is poison for the nation. Speaking at the Second Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Lecture in Kolkata yesterday, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi expressed his concern over this deadly concoction.

Mr Gandhi said: "There will be more religion in politics and politics in religion. But there are also more people, even though it is an intellectual minority, saying that this mix is poison for India."

Commenting on the state of the nation after 75 years of independence, the former diplomat said: "I cannot see the audience. The hall is rather dark, which is very much like how things are in our country. People are in the dark and the stage is lit up."

Prior to the lecture, the winners of the Chidananda Dasgupta Award 2022 for Best Debut Feature Film, the Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Award for Best Writing on Cinema and the Supriya Dasgupta Award 2022 for the Best Costume Design were announced.