GANDHI'S FAST
WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT ?
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW
NO INTEREST IN INDIA
United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright. (Received May 29, 1 p.m.) CALCUTTA, May 28. Only, twelve hours are left for Mr. Gandhi to complete his twenty-one days' fast, during which he has lived entirely on mineral water. He was described tonight as "holding his own," and there is every probability of his being able to enjoy goat's milk and orange juice at noon tomorrow. At the end of the fast nobody, least of all Mr. Gandhi, appears to know what it is all about. Whether it is an expert piece of political chicanery in order to embarrass the Government, whether it is an insane act of a megalomaniac, or a superb altruistic gesture, it is a complete failure, as it h,as excited less interest among the masses than any previous act. The Indian political intelligentsia regard the s "old man" as a nuisance, while the man in the street regards him with amused tolerance.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 124, 29 May 1933, Page 7
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170GANDHI'S FAST Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 124, 29 May 1933, Page 7
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