Compiled by : E. S. Reddy
Edited by : Mrinalini Sarabhai
The Mahatma and the Poetess
Compiled by :E. S. Reddy
Editor : Mrinalini Sarabhai
Volume
Published by :
Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan,
Mumbai,
Sevagram, via Wardha (C.P.),
July 18, 1941
My dear Singer,
I have been too busy seeing people to overtake even important letters like
yours.
As to Mr. Munshi, my position is clear. When he could not conform to the
explicit resolution of the Congress on internal disorders, I had no option but
to advise him to leave. I cannot be held responsible for what he does after
severing his connection with the Congress. Those who know me understand that
such influence as I can exert on Shri Munshi must still be on the side of
non-violence. Those who do not trust me will impute motives to me which I can
only disprove by my conduct.
As to the workers, they are bound by the Congress resolution I have quoted in my
letter to Shri Munshi. The Congress policy binds them to non-violence in the
struggle with the Government as also in dealing with communal riots and the
like. Is not this crystal clear?
Love,
Yours,
Spinner
From: Padmaja Naidu Papers, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library; Collected Works, Volume 94, page 1