evidence: It is alarming and also nauseating to see Mr Gandhi, a seditious Middle Temple lawyer, now posing as a fakir of a type well known in the East, striding half-naked up the steps of the Vice-regal palace....to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King-Emperor.[138] [...] Gandhi was the leading genius of the later, and ultimately successful, campaign for India's independence. [...] Gandhi is not only the greatest figure in India's history, but his influence is felt in almost every aspect of life and public policy.