Narendra Modi, it seems, fails to understand the fact that Gandhi offered a creative definition of politics. He has not been able to make that distinction between religion and politics.

Gandhi clarifies, “My devotion to Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation, and yet in all humility, that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means (YI, 12-5-1920).”

This intermixing of religion and politics should not be confused with politics of power. Rather, the purpose of Gandhian politics is to establish a moral-ethical state.