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stopped. He stayed in Calcutta for six months studying the papers regarding the case and learnt the Bengali language and ultimately got this verdict issued.
"Sametshikhar is a place of Jain pilgrimage and nobody else has any right to interfere there". He did not give up his fight untill he achieved his objectives and got the factory closed down. He brought the dispute ragarding the temple at Kavi to a happy resolution. He attended the International Commerce Conference as an all-Asia delegate. As a delegate from Bombay, he attened the Indian National Congress held at Pune in 1895. He was a strong advocate of Rashtriya Mahasabha or the congress. He seems to have come in intimate contact with Mahatma Gandhi. in a letter written to Virchand Gandhi's son, Gandhiji sends his blessing and asks:
"Have you adopted any ideals of your father?"
Virchand Gandhi passed away in 1901 when he was only thirty seven. He rendered yeoman service to India and Jainism by interpreting Indian culture and religion in its true spirit to the western worlds. In this respect he enjoys the pride of place in the galaxy of Indian thinkers and philosophers and his name will continue to be remembered as a great champion of Jain religion.
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