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Better be poisoned in one's own blood then to be poisoned in one's principle. - Abdul Ghaffar Khan
" "Better be poisoned in one's own blood then to be poisoned in one's principle.
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About Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (in Pashto خان عبد) الغفار خان)) (date of Birth 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Badshah Khan ("King Khan") was a pashtun non-violent activist. He is also noted for his association with Mahatma Gandhi, which earned him the name "Frontier Gandhi". He led his non-violent Khudai Khidmatgar movement against the British Raj in the 1930s and 1940s. Post partition he fought for state/provincial rights as well as the eventual unification of Pashtuns on both sides of the Durand line.
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Fakhr-e-Afghān
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Bādshāh Khān
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Frontier Gandhi
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[There is] ‘an open conspiracy with the Muslim League to bathe the province in blood’... ‘he (the Governor) wanted to hand over power to the Muslim League, whose followers have been indulging in the murder of innocent men, women and children.’ .... “if the Governor wants he can stop all lawlessness in the Frontier in two days, but how can he when he himself is guiding the violent and communal League movement?”
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