Mohanlal Pandya was anIndian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers ofMahatma Gandhi. Along with fellow Gandhians likeNarhari Parikh andRavi Shankar Vyas, Pandya was a key organizer of nationalist revolts inGujarat, and a leading figure in the fight against alcoholism, illiteracy,untouchability, and a major proponent of women's freedoms and Gandhian values.[citation needed]
In 1909, Pandya threw a bomb onViceroy Minto and his wife, in Ahmedabad. The Mintos escaped unhurt.[1]
Pandya was a close associate of both Gandhi andSardar Vallabhbhai Patel during theIndian Independence Movement.[citation needed]
Mohanlal Pandya was nicknamed as "Onion Thief" ("Dungli Chor") by Gandhi because he had harvested onion from the land which was taken away by the British Government.[2]
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