I did not delve into this subject much (not important to me) but these revelations are certainly "disturbing."
Nothing "disturbing" about them if you consider that many of these are lies and exaggerated accounts. A few photos of Mahatma Gandhi being assisted by young girls is shown as "proof" although they just represented the perverted mindset of those who write these slanderous articles.
Let's look at the facts: Mahatma Gandhi had millions of enemies in his lifetime. These included the British, and the Indian Hindutvadis of RSS related organizations. Also there were many disgruntled Congress workers who were not given importance within the party, so they resorted to backbiting against the top leaders. This is a trend we see even now within the Congress party, some undisciplined workers backbite against Rahul Gandhi after they are shown the door, most recently Sanjay Jha, who was a national spokesperson for Congress. They don't have what it takes to assume the mantle of responsibilities that a committed Congress worker should have. So they betray the trust at the first available opportunity.
Today, under Modi's India, the Hindutvadis have unleashed a second chapter of lies and falsehoods against Bapu. So the Internet is filled with Sanghi-minded Indians writing derogatory columns, passing around disturbing memes, and spreading slander.
There is a saying we have: '
Jo hai naam wala, wohi toh badnaam hai' (a person who is famous is the only one who is slandered).
Bapu's image is far too strong in India to be affected by these vile insults. Despite a rabid Hindutvadi government, he's still considered the Founder of India, his picture is on all currency notes of India, and on Oct 2 (his birthday), in his honour, alcoholics in India cannot get a single pint of alcohol because it is Dry Day.
This is an ongoing fight. If the Sanghis think they can fight dirty against Bapu's image, there will be consequences.
Suppose Gandhi was a sexual predator, does that make Nathuram Godse a hero?
Well said, most people who oppose Mahatma Gandhi are RSS-Sanghis. They've spread a million lies on him all over the Internet hoping they can spoil his legacy.
It doesn't work. Even Imran Khan, Pakistan's PM, had invoked Gandhi's name with deep respect in UN General Assembly while discussing Narendra Modi's scrapping of Article 370 in J&K. That shows world leaders and mainstream academics hold Mahatma Gandhi in high esteem.
Who cares what the hoi Polloi of India think?