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The aftermath of the 1921 Moplah Terror had come to Doctorji as a shock.

Indian Muslims had proved themselves Muslims first and Indians only secondarily so that when the Khilafat was given up in Turkey, they withdrew from the allied movement for national independence. Image
The whole atmosphere was charged with Muslim fanaticism. ‘Allah ho akbar’ and not ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ was heard everywhere. Soon there were Muslim riots in Bannu, Kohat, Multan, Nagpur, Kanpur and elsewhere.
‘These are not Hindu-Muslim riots,’ he would say. ‘These are Muslim riots because in every single case it is they who start them and go on the offensive.’
These riots culminated in the Moplah atrocity, completed with arson, loot, murder, rape and forced conversion.
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In May 1921, HE was arrested on charges of “sedition” for his “objectionable” speeches in Maharashtra. The hearing of the case began on June 14, 1921. After a few hearings, he decided to plead his own case and read
out a written statement on 5/8/1921
After hearing it, Justice Smelly said: “His defense is even more seditious than his original speech!” In his judgment, the judge ordered HIM to give an undertaking in writing that he would not deliver seditious speeches for 1 yr, and furnish
a bail bond of Rs3,000.
HIS response was terse: “My conscience tells me that I am completely innocent. A policy of repression would only add fuel to the fire already raging because of the government’s vicious policies. I am convinced that the day is not far off for the foreign
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When released from prison after serving 1 year R.I., he was felicitated by Motilal Nehru.

On his jayanti, let us know more about
#KeshavBaliramHedgewar, the man behind Sangh.

In May 1921, Hedgewar was arrested on charges of “sedition” for his “objectionable” speeches in
Maharashtra. The hearing of the case began on June 14, 1921. After a few hearings, he decided to plead his own case and read out a written statement on 5/8/1921.

After hearing it, Justice Smelly said: “His defense is even more seditious than his original speech!” In his
August 19 judgment, the judge ordered Hedgewar to give an undertaking in writing that he would not deliver seditious speeches for 1 yr, and furnish a bail bond of Rs3,000.
Hedgewar’s response was terse: “My conscience tells me that I am completely innocent. A policy of
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