A true leader must not seek cheap popularity, as Gandhi did. By appealing to feudal, superstitious ideas ( like cow protection, Ram Rajya, varnashram, etc ) one may become a 'Mahatma', but one does immense harm to the nation. A true leader must patiently persuade people to give up superstitions and backward feudal ideas and practices ( like regarding cow as holy or wearing burqa ) even if that makes him very unpopular for some time, and adopt rational, scientific ideas and practices
