The assembly of Gandhi's home state of Gujarat on March 20, 2011, voted unanimously to ban Great Soul because of the controversy. Author Lelyveld has stated that the gay interpretation of his work is a mistake. "The book does not say that Gandhi was bisexual or homosexual. It says that he was celibate and deeply attached to Kallenbach. This is not news."[4]
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‘Ban is un-Gandhian’
“This is the most un-Gandhian thing to do,” said Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, reacting to the Maharashtra government’s “knee-jerk” reaction to propose a ban on a new biography of Gandhi, The Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India. “I will definitely take legal opinion on this. This culture of banning and burning has to be opposed. Bapu never accepted this kind of state censorship. He never shut out his critics. Instead he welcomed them to a public debate,” said Tushar, adding that this was probably the first instance of a book being banned based on its reviews.
“Bapu’s life was transparent and can stand scrutiny. Why use official draconian laws to curtail opposing opinion?” asked Tushar.
Tushar said people should be free to read the book.
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from this, gandhi's grandson is actually considering suing the government for banning the book.
