It is only to be expected that Gandhiji would be villified by his own men for that has been foretold centuries that a messiah would be disowned by his own men. The loss is not that of the messiah, though. It requires some intellect and maturity to have a peek into the greatness of one's kith and kin. Albert Einstein had it, Martin Luther King Jr. had it, Nelson Mandela has it and many millions in our own country have it. If a few don't have it, we can only wish them good luck and better sense, if not today then tomorrow atleast. The Mahatma would not be offended a wee bit even if all of us were to reject him, stop calling him Bapu, stop enjoying one day off every year in his name. Let all remember on this day, that the partition riots across the country stopped when he became a martyr.
