Let’s resist divisive forces: Ela Gandhi

Ela Gandhi

Hatred, animosity and violence are not part of any religious teachings and those who promote them in the name of religion are misinterpreting faith for mischievous reasons and should be shunned, Ela Gandhi, South African peace activist and Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter, said.

Her remarks came as she responded to social media posts which claimed that the Gandhi Development and Phoenix Settlement Trust deliberately left out Hindu prayers at an interfaith meeting hosted at the Phoenix Settlement, which her grandfather started during his tenure in Durban.

"All our faiths and scriptures are there to guide us to be good, compassionate people. Hatred and violence are not part of our essential religious teachings. Those who promote the acts in the name of religion are misinterpreting their faiths for mischievous reasons."

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