DEMON OF CORRUPTION

The subject of corruption referred to by the corres-
pondent is not new. Only it has become much worse
than before. Restraint from without has practically
gone. Corruption will go when the large number of
persons given to the unworthy practice realize that
the nation does not exist for them but that they do
for the nation. It requires a high code of morals, extreme
vigilance on the part of those who are free from the
corrupt practice and who have influence over corrupt
servants. Indifference in such matters is criminal. If
our evening prayers are genuine, they must play no
mean part in removing from our midst the demon of
corruption.

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MUSLIMS AND PRAYER GATHERING
Gandhiji began his post-prayer address on Tuesday
evening with asking how many Muslims were present
and expressed his disappointment as only one hand
went up. The other day he had advised that each Hindu
or Sikh should bring at least one Muslim friend and
he expected that they would do that much.
URS AT MEHRAULI
Gandhiji next described his morning visit to the
Dargah Sharif at Mehrauli. The urs had attracted a
large concourse of Muslims and what gladdened Gan-
dhiji was to find an equal number of Hindus and Sikhs.
Due to some wild and misleading rumours, however,
the attendance of Muslims was thinner than in the
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