Former Indian leader (6)

I believe the answer is:

gandhi

(Other definitions for gandhi that I've seen before include "resistance leader" , "Pacifist leader during India's struggle for independence" , "Spiritualistic Indian statesman" , "Mahatma ....., great Indian leader" , "Mahatma . . . . . ., Indian proponent of passive resistance to 14 Down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.

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