Why did Mahatma Gandhi, on 14 August 1947 in Calcutta, in his famous speech just before independence, say "Tomorrow will be a day of rejoicing as well as of mourning"?

Freedom was coming at the cost of partition, forced displacement and violence.

The correct answer is Option (1) → Freedom was coming at the cost of partition, forced displacement and violence.

Mahatma Gandhi's statement on August 14, 1947, expressed the deep sorrow he felt over the partition of India, which was happening simultaneously with the nation's independence. While independence was a moment of great celebration ("rejoicing"), the division of the country into India and Pakistan led to widespread communal violence, mass displacement, and the loss of countless lives, which he saw as a cause for profound grief ("mourning").