History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET January 2017 History
Who said the following: 'Invoke the aid of the Almighty to take me away from this vale of tears rather than make me a helpless witness of the butchery by men become savage, whether he dares to call himself a Muslim or Hindu or what not'?
AM.K. Gandhi ✓ Correct
BAbdul Ghaffar Khan
CVinoba Bhave
DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
Correct answer: (A) M.K. Gandhi — M.K. Gandhi said these words, so the answer is M.K. Gandhi.
Explanation
★M.K. Gandhi said these words, so the answer is M.K. Gandhi.
★He spoke them in his anguish at the communal violence.
★He prayed to be taken away rather than to witness such butchery.
★He condemned the killings by men who had become savage.
★He said this whether the killer called himself a Muslim or a Hindu.
★So these words of pain were spoken by M.K. Gandhi.
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