Kamaraj: The Congress leader Gandhi overlooked

Mahatma Gandhi had reservations about Kamaraj's position within the Congress, viewing his faction as exclusionary while placing greater trust in Rajaji. However, by the standards Gandhi himself championed, Kamaraj emerged as a more effective servant of India's poorest.

The historical reassessment highlights the gap between Gandhi's personal preferences and the actual impact of different Congress leaders on common people. Kamaraj's work demonstrated a deeper commitment to Gandhi's principles of serving the underprivileged, even as he operated outside Gandhi's immediate sphere of influence.