If Britain goes to war in Europe, should India give it an ultimatum now?
Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji) and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)
March 1939. War in Europe is coming, and the Congress is split between its re-elected president and the man who leads its movement.
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Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji)
Subhas Chandra Bose (Netaji)Nationalist who led an exile army to fight for a free India1897–1945Just re-elected Congress president against Gandhi's candidate, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, and ill with a high fever.
Their position, as they argued it
Give Britain six months to leave India, and prepare a national struggle if it refuses: Britain's coming war is India's opportunity.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi)The lawyer who led non-violent resistance to British rule1869–1948Has called Sitaramayya's defeat more his own than Sitaramayya's, and is in Rajkot, where he has just ended a fast over the state's promised reforms.
Their position, as they argued it
No ultimatum: India must not seek its freedom out of Britain's difficulty, the country is not ready, and the struggle must stay non-violent and disciplined.
Where this is documented
Bose's resolution and speech at Tripuri (March 1939); Gandhi's statement on Sitaramayya's defeat (31 January 1939)
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