Question

Who had said about Gandhiji – a “seditious Middle Temple Lawyer”, now “Posing as a half-naked fakir”?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Stafford Cripps
C. Pathick Lawrence
D. M.A Jinnah

Answer 1

Hint:
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who used nonviolent resistance to lead the popular movement for the independence of India from British rule. This statement was said by the former British Prime Minister about Mahatma Gandhi after seeing his image.

Complete answer:
The most iconic image of Gandhiji was taken in the year 1946 by a legendary American photographer Margaret Bourke-White for a shot in Time-Life Magazine. In the image he shows Gandhiji as a bare-chested, reading a newspaper, clad ina loincloth and seated next to a spinning wheel or charkha.

This image was taken when Bourke-White arrived in Poona (now Pune), where Gandhi had been imprisoned he took spinning to inspire the people of India to boycott the goods and buy local produce which also includes homespun cotton.

Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called Gandhiji – a “seditious Middle Temple Lawyer”, now “Posing as a half-naked fakir”? He made this statement in the year 1931, which as a decade after Gandhiji discarded stitched clothes for the loincloth (dhoti) and the shawls. He used to spin himself.

During his visit to London, he was invited for a tea with Queen Mary and King George V at Buckingham Palace dressed in his customary dhoti.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
The image went on to become a potent weapon. His spinning wheel had a dual purpose as spinning is closely connected to his identity and to encourage his countrymen to make their own dress instead of buying from the British.