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Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was detained for a few hours in Mumbai while he was on his way to attend a march on the anniversary of the Quit India movement in 1942..
The Quit India movement in August 1942, with Mahatma Gandhis call for immediate independence, was launched at Mumbais Gowalia Tank, which later came to be known as August Kranti Maidan due to its association with the historic occasion..
"For the first time in the history of Independent India, I was detained at Santa Cruz Police Station as I left home to commemorate August 9 Quit India Day..
Nearly three hours later, Tushar Gandhi said he was allowed to go to August Kranti Maidan, the venue of the Quit India Movement march...
Tushar Gandhi revealed an incident about how a driver of a taxi, which he hailed to take him to August Kranti Maidan, panicked upon seeing a police car...
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Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson detained in Mumbai over 'Quit India' march
09, Aug, 23Exactly 81 years after Mahatma Gandhi was targeted by the British Police on the Quit India Day, (August 9, 1942), his great-grandson Tushar A. Gandhi suffered a similar fate, here on Wednesday.