<p>Rahul Gandhi has said the idea of non-violence is under attack today in India.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gandhi was making a speech at the University of California, Berkeley.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Gandhi is on a two-week tour to the US.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But, Gandhi added, the idea of of non-violence is the only idea that can take humanity forward.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Hatred,anger and violence can destroy us, the politics of polarisation is very dangerous,&quot; said Gandhi.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hatred,anger and violence can destroy us, the politics of polarization is very dangerous: Rahul Gandhi in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCBerkeley?src=hash">#UCBerkeley</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZfKn6GBPYV">pic.twitter.com/ZfKn6GBPYV</a></p>
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<p>Gandhi also spoke about the 1984 Sikh riots which broke out after the assassination of his grandmother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, by her Sikh bodyguards.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;I am with them in their quest for justice,&quot; he said of the riot victims. &quot;Violence against anybody I strongly condemn,&quot; he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;I lost my father, my grandmother to violence, if I don&#39;t understand violence then who will?&quot; Gandhi said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>He also spoke about dynasty.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Most of the country runs like this,&quot; he said, &quot;so don&#39;t go after me.&quot; &nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Most of the country runs like this, so don&#39;t go after me, Akhilesh Yadav a dynast, Mr Stalin a dynast,Mr Dhumal&#39;s son a dynast:Rahul Gandhi <a href="https://t.co/eIDsvnlxtp">pic.twitter.com/eIDsvnlxtp</a></p>
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<p>&quot;Akhilesh Yadav a dynast, Mr Stalin a dynast, Mr Dhumal&#39;s son a dynast,&quot; he said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>And he spoke about demonetisation, saying the decision was taken without consulting Parliament and that it caused tremendous damage.&nbsp;</p>


Gandhi is on a two-week tour to the US.?His comments were made at the University of California, Berkeley

Rahul Gandhi has said the idea of non-violence is under attack today in India. Gandhi was making a speech at the University of California, Berkeley. Gandhi is on a two-week tour to the US. But, Gandhi added, the idea of of non-violence is the only idea that can take humanity forward. "Hatred,anger and violence can destroy us, the politics of polarisation is very dangerous," said Gandhi. Hatred,anger and violence can destroy us, the politics of polarization is very dangerous: Rahul Gandhi in #UCBerkeley pic.twitter.com/ZfKn6GBPYV — ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2017 × Gandhi also spoke about the 1984 Sikh riots which broke out after the assassination of his grandmother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, by her Sikh bodyguards. "I am with them in their quest for justice," he said of the riot victims. "Violence against anybody I strongly condemn," he added. "I lost my father, my grandmother to violence, if I don't understand violence then who will?" Gandhi said. I lost my father,my grandmother to violence, if I don't understand violence then who will?: Rahul Gandhi in #UCBerkeley — ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2017 × He also spoke about dynasty. "Most of the country runs like this," he said, "so don't go after me." Most of the country runs like this, so don't go after me, Akhilesh Yadav a dynast, Mr Stalin a dynast,Mr Dhumal's son a dynast:Rahul Gandhi pic.twitter.com/eIDsvnlxtp — ANI (@ANI) September 12, 2017 × "Akhilesh Yadav a dynast, Mr Stalin a dynast, Mr Dhumal's son a dynast," he said. And he spoke about demonetisation, saying the decision was taken without consulting Parliament and that it caused tremendous damage.

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