Mumbai:

Tushar Gandhi, author and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, said police detained him this morning after he left his Mumbai home to take part in a protest march with activist Teesta Setalvad, among others.

The protest, organised to mark the beginning of Quit India Movement against the British in 1942, was titled “Shanti March” – meaning peace march.

Besides Ms Setalvad, freedom fighter GG Parikh would also be taking part in the march. Mr Parikh was jailed for taking part in Quit India movement as a student volunteer.