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I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.

I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to.

As a person, I'm anti-violence.

I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a short of resistance that has to be respectful.

I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.

We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I'm not a violent person; I'm not interested in violence.

My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves.