Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament.

The teams that played colonial India’s greatest first class cricket tournament were represented by different religious communities. The Pentangular tournament was played by five teams — the Europeans, the Parsis, the Hindus, the Muslims and the Rest (the rest comprise all the communities left over such as Christians).

Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament as a communally divisive connection because it was played on communal basis. This concept was with the tune of the time when nationalists were trying to unite India.

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Mahatma Gandhi condemned the Pentangular tournament.