Mahatma gandhi opposed this big tournament...?Today is the 155th birth anniversary of mahatma gandhi, the father of the nation of India. gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in india on 02 October. On this special occasion, we will tell you how mahatma gandhi opposed a cricket tournament to be held in Mumbai. gandhiji opposed the 'Pentangular' tournament played in mumbai in 1940 because the teams were divided on the basis of religion. So let's know what the whole story is.Let us tell you that most of the teams participating in the Pentangular tournament were divided on the basis of religion. The tournament included teams like Hindu Club, Muslim Club and Parsi XI. At the same time, there was also a team named european XI in the tournament. Apart from religion, gandhiji also opposed this tournament due to the Second World War. The father of the Nation had said that there is an atmosphere of mourning due to the war. Let us tell you that the Second World war lasted from 1939 to 1945.People were liking this tournament a lot. people were coming in large numbers to watch the trial matches before the tournament. Meanwhile, mahatma gandhi reached wardha in december 1940, where he met Gymkhana cricket Club President SA Shete, Vice President MM Amrasi and Management Committee member Jamnadas Pitambar. This meeting of gandhiji took place on 06 december 1940, while the tournament was to start from 14 December.On the opinion sought by the delegation, gandhiji said, "My sympathies are with those who want to stop these matches. There is an atmosphere of mourning due to the war. There is a threat to stability and culture in Europe, Asia is also in its grip. I will support the ongoing movement to stop the upcoming matches."Apart from this, mahatma gandhi said on dividing teams on the basis of religion, "I want the people of bombay to amend their sports code and eliminate communalism from it. I can understand the competition between colleges and institutions, but I do not understand the reasons for competition between Hindus, Muslims and Parsis. This kind of division in the language and methods of sports should be considered forbidden. Can there not be any part of our life that remains free from communalism? Therefore, I want those who have to do with the movement to stop the match and make this issue wider. Think about it with a positive attitude and decide to remove communalism from the world of sports."