Gandhi Ji rightly mentions in his quote, Religions and Political can never be separated, it's very TRUTH religions and political are working hand to hands, they depends each others backbone. Once Rajiv Gandhi WANT religion not to interfere with politics, but the problems is that the politics has power, religion has only Love Peace and the experience of the Divine. So politics can easily interfere with religion, and it has been interfering for all along. To such an extent that it has destroyed many religious values which are absolutely necessary for the survival of humanity, and the life of the Planet Earth. There is time when politics need religion, there is a time when religion need politics, Religion and Politics can't be separate, it will continue generation to generation. Look at today India scenarios, a religious man interfering into politics and became supreme power of the state, look under the current Indian BJP Governments of MODI, some of the top religious, spiritual, he is currently offering the position of a cabinet, Indian politics didn't care whereabout his/her background, though they may illiterate, criminal record, if your are really fanatic religious and pro Hindus Rasta, you simply GOT a seat. This fact is happening today, look how many Indian politics have criminal record and illiterate, because of poorly educated politician of Indian, make a big messed the India economic. The Truth, Politics is the lowest the servant of the people as far as values concerned, and as far as value concerned religions has been highest human consciousness. But today many wrong number of religious are destroyed the Religions sentiment, and many greed, psycho, failure, politics are interfere with religion simply exchange and GETTING huge vote investment. The relationship between Religion and politics can never be break apart.