Forward Bloc

…His radical tendencies were not well received by Gandhi, and although he was elected as the Congress leader for two consecutive years in 1938 and 1939, he resigned in 1939 under pressure from Gandhi. As a result, he formed the radical Forward Bloc. He was detained during World War II, but went into hiding while out on bail in 1941, and fled to Berlin, where he called for cooperation with the Axis powers to fight against Britain, saying that the enemy of my enemy was my friend. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…彼の急進的傾向はガンディーにいれられず，38年，39年と2年連続で国民会議派議長に選出されながら，39年にはガンディーの圧力で辞任。この結果，急進的な〈フォワード･ブロックForward Bloc〉を結成した。第2次大戦中拘留されるが，41年保釈中に身をくらまし，ベルリンに逃れて，〈敵の敵は友〉として枢軸側と協力してイギリスと戦うことを呼びかけた。…

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