▁father ▁and ▁the ▁potential ▁sc andal ▁in ▁both ▁British ▁and ▁Raj put ▁circles ▁at ▁a ▁mixed - race ▁marriage ▁prevent ed ▁anything ▁coming ▁of ▁it . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁fund ▁raising ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁bell - t ower ▁of ▁G illing ▁East ▁parish ▁church ▁and ▁to ▁furn ish ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁clock ; ▁he ▁organ ised ▁a ▁cr icket ▁match ▁involving ▁famous ▁cr ick eters ▁playing ▁against ▁a ▁local ▁team ▁and ▁raised ▁money ▁through ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁a ▁photograph . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁under ▁pressure . ▁At ▁a ▁fare well ▁dinner ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁his ▁cr icket ▁fe ats , ▁some ▁notable ▁figures ▁from ▁cr icket ▁and ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁were ▁absent .. ▁Rum ours ▁spread ▁over ▁his ▁financial ▁un re li ability ▁and ▁stories ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁ab dic ation . ▁He ▁felt ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁critic ised ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁dinner , ▁and ▁he ▁felt ▁unf air ly ▁bl amed ▁for ▁the ▁financial ▁controvers y . ▁However , ▁Hor atio ▁B ottom ley , ▁a ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁began ▁to ▁public ly ▁critic ise ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁in ▁his ▁magazine ▁John ▁Bull ▁in ▁October ▁and ▁November , ▁drawing ▁attention ▁to ▁his ▁deb ts , ▁the ▁court ▁cases ▁and ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ex empt ▁from ▁the ▁law . ▁Conc ern ed