Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

“ The pent up emotion of the people burst in a storm of sorrow as a long , slow procession moved towards him in a mournful pilgrimage of farewell, clinging to the hands that had toiled so incessantly, bowing over the feet that had overruled so continuously in the service of his country. ”

“ The throne of truth is any day mightier than the chair of justice.
Then followed the last scene of this historic trial—the farewell-friends and followers, one after another, both men and women passed before him. He had a kind word or a cutting joke to everybody. The leave-taking nearly took one hour. The military officers with a motor were waiting for Mahatma Gandhi. They were not only courteous to him, but were even respectful and deferential. At about 2 o’clock Mahatmaji entered his car with his devoted wife, Pandit Malaviya, Banker and Mrs. Naidu. ”

“ A convict and a criminal in the eyes of the Law : Nevertheless the entire Court rose in an act of spontaneous homage when Mahatma Gandhi entered—a frail, serene, indomitable figure in a coarse and scanty loin cloth, accompanied by his devoted disciple and fellow-prisoner Shankerlal Banker. ”

“ To the left two chairs were placed one for Mahatma Gandhi and another for Sjt. Banker. On the right some officers of the court were accommodated. The rest of the space in the hall was occupied by spectators including some of the well-known leaders of India.
It was getting on to 12 noon. Everybody was anxiously waiting for Mahatmaji. Once or twice the audience stood up thinking that he was coming but they were deceived. It was 5 minutes to 12 when there was a stir in the hall. The great man had come. The whole audience stood up as one man to do reverence to the great leader and patriot. ”

“ They might take him to the utmost ends of the earth but his destination remains un changed, in the hearts of his people who are both the heirs and the stewards of his match less dreams and his matchless deeds. ”

“ But be succeeded in doing it in a manner worthy of the highest praise, of course, the prisoner before him belonged to a different category from “any person be ever tried” or is likely to try in future. ”