Who Called Mahatma Gandhi "a half naked fakir"?
Correct answer: B. Churchill
- A. Nehru
- B. Churchill
- C. Roosevelt
- D. none of these
Explanation
Winston Churchill used the insulting phrase “half-naked fakir” for Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian independence struggle. It reflected Churchill’s opposition to Gandhi’s anti-colonial movement.
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