British Prime Minister Winston Churchill also expressed his hatred and disgust of the Indians frequently throughout his political career. During the Bengal famine of 1943, when Churchill was confronted by some British officials to direct food supplies to save the starving Indians, Churchill replied by stating that the famine was merely culling the "beastly people with a beastly religion" and that it was the result and fault of the Indians for "breeding like rabbits" and joked "Why hasn't Gandhi died yet?".