Justice Markandey Ketju said Gandhi 's religious references worked to divide the Indian people , strengthening British rule . Mahatma Gandhi , the leader who helped lead India to independence over British rule , was actually an agent for the colonists , a top India judge has claimed . Justice Markandey Ketju said Gandhi deliberately tried to drive a wedge between the country 's Hindu and Muslim populations , helping the British to divide and rule . The judge , who is known for making controversial statements , made his comments ahead of the unveiling of a statue of Gandhi in Parliament Square , London . They also came as Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond flies to Delhi for his first official visit , meeting with finance minister Arun Jaitley , who will come to London to see the statue unveiled . Mr Katju , 68 , wrote on his personal blog : ' I submit that Gandhi was objectively a British agent who did great harm to India . 'By constantly injecting religion into politics continuously for several decades , Gandhi furthered the British policy of divide and rule . ' In a separate post on the same topic , he asks : 'Does such a man , who constantly injected religion into politics , and thereby furthered the British policy of divide and rule , deserve to be called the Father of the Nation ? He then goes on to quote from Gandhi 's speeches and writings before adding : 'These are only some of the stupid , feudal ideas this `` Father of our nation '' had . ' He says the fact that Gandhi peppered his speeches with Hindu phrases and terms pressed Indian Muslims into creating their own separate state , Pakistan , which was founded less than a year before Gandhi was shot dead . Mr Ketju , who has a reputation for making controversial remarks , also quoted from Gandhi 's speeches and writings , before concluding : 'These are only some of the stupid , feudal ideas this `` Father of our nation '' had ' Mr Katju , former chairman of the Press Council of India , has a large online presence - his Facebook page has been liked nearly 100,000 times , and his blog was shared by thousands of people . Mr Katju 's father was deeply immersed in the Indian freedom movement , and he has made controversial statements on the topic in the past . According to The Times , he once said '90 per cent of Indians are idiots ' because they vote in elections based on their religion and caste , rather than on political merit .
Judge claimed Markandey Ketju used Hindu religion in speeches to divide India . Said spiritual leader 's rhetoric helped British policy of divide and rule . Justice Gandhi has a history of outspoken political comments .