No Gandhi not Get Rs 100 for Personal Expenses from the British?
Claim: A text message viral on social media calling Mahatma Gandhi a planted British agent brought from South Africa, it is claimed that Gandhi used to get Rs 100 for personal expenses from the British.
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Finally, the letter was found in the National archives. Gandhi used to get Rs 100 per month from the British to cover personal expenses in 1930. At that time, the market price of 10 grams of gold was 18. That is, the market value of 100 rupees at that time is currently close to ₹2.88 lakh rupees. Not bad, right? But why did he get the money? To help the British in their work? It must be remembered that at that time the non-cooperation movement was reaching extreme levels. This country did not become Independent by spinning wheels. For sure. *He was a British agent brought from South Africa & cleverly planted in India and he worked for Britishers along with so-called Panditji!*
FACT-CHECK: No, there is no evidence that Mahatma Gandhi received Rs 100 for "personal expenses" from the British. The amount of Rs 100 was an allowance given to the Superintendent of the Yerawada Central Prison in Pune for Gandhi's maintenance. Gandhi refused to use this allowance and instead donated it to charity.
The claim that Gandhi received Rs 100 for personal expenses is often shared on social media with a scanned copy of a letter from the Government of Bombay's Home Department to the Government of India's Home Department. However, this letter does not mention that the allowance was given to Gandhi directly. It simply states that the charges related to the allowance will be debited to the latter department.
In addition, there are other documents from the National Archives of India that show that Gandhi refused to use the allowance. For example, a letter from Gandhi to the Superintendent of Yerawada Central Prison dated March 12, 1930, states: "I have no use for the money you have been sending me. Kindly return it to the treasury."
Another letter from Gandhi to the Home Secretary of Bombay dated March 15, 1930, states: "I am returning the money you have been sending me for my maintenance. I do not want to use any money that comes from the government."
Fact Check Conclusion: Therefore, there is no evidence to support the claim that Mahatma Gandhi received Rs 100 for "personal expenses" from the British.
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