Gujarat bans controversial book on Gandhi

30 March,2011 05:47 PM IST |   |  Agencies

A controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi was banned in his home state of Gujarat on Wednesday.


A controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi was banned in his home state of Gujarat on Wednesday.

A resolution to ban the book, 'Great Soul', was moved in the state assembly by Chief Minister Narendra Modi and passed unanimously.

The book, 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India', by Pulitzer winning writer Joseph Lelyveld created a controversy after reviewers said it suggested that the icon of non-violence was a bisexual.

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Gujarat bans controversial book Great Soul Mahatma Gandhi