ma ▁Gand hi ▁ ▁P att ani ▁and ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁knew ▁each ▁other ▁during ▁their ▁study ▁at ▁Raj k ot . ▁When ▁Gand hi ▁was ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁P att ani ▁used ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁his ▁activities ▁and ▁movements . ▁Their ▁friendship ▁grew ▁when ▁Gand hi ▁returned ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁P att ani ▁respect ed ▁Gand hi , ▁despite ▁often ▁disag ree ing ▁with ▁his ▁dec isions . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁S aty ag ra ha , ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁violent ▁inc idents , ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁argued ▁that ▁with ▁such ▁inc idents ▁the ▁root ▁belief ▁of ▁non - vi ol ence ▁would ▁become ▁comprom ised ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁would ▁see ▁this ▁sat y ag ra ha ▁as ▁conce ited . ▁Gand hi ▁eventually ▁called ▁a ▁halt ▁to ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁P att ani ▁took ▁a ▁special ▁interest ▁in ▁encourag ing ▁Gand hi ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Round ▁Table ▁Conference ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁told ▁Gand hi ▁that ▁" I ▁know ▁that ▁this ▁conference ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁successful . ▁However , ▁your ▁going ▁there ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁fut ile ▁as ▁you ▁can ▁share ▁the ▁details ▁about ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁affairs ▁in ▁India ▁with ▁English ▁citizens . ▁Currently , ▁they ▁are ▁getting ▁bi ased ▁news ▁about ▁India ▁and ▁our ▁freedom ▁movement . ▁When ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁England ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁know ▁about ▁the ▁true ▁news ▁and ▁our ▁right ful ▁claim ▁for