Charles Freer Andrews, was an Englishman, who was Gandhi’s disciple. Gandhi’s lawyer friends suggested having him on their side to help them. Gandhi opposed this strongly and said that it denoted weakness in them to seek help from someone else, particularly an Englishman. He explained how their cause was just and they didn’t need to rely on an Englishman to seek justice. In this way, Gandhi taught his followers a lesson in self-reliance.
