Sardar was the executive arm of the Gandhian fabric of power

It is difficult for me to write about the Sardar. Of the leading men with whom I have come into close contact, he has been nearest to me. I admire his extraordinary gifts, I cherish a deep affection for this man whom most men fear.

- KM Munshi

I first came into close contact with Sardar Vallabhbhai in 1928. He was then leading the Bardoli Satyagraha. Iwas then an independent member of the Bombay legislative council. Sir Leslie Wilson, then governor, told me that there was no official highhandedness at Bardoli and that the propaganda was false. I met the Sardar of Bardoli ~now of India — in active service. His leadership drew me to him. He had forged a technique of mass resistance which reconciled me to Gandhiji’s policies which I had so far considered impractical.