Rustom was not successful, because individual interviews were not permitted at the time.
Soon after, the British government removed restrictions on interviews, and Baba sent Chanji and Ramjoo from Nasik to see Gandhi on the morning of 21 September 1932. They found Gandhi sitting on a bed in an open courtyard of the prison, spinning on a charkha (spinning wheel to spin cotton into yarn). Gandhi warmly welcomed them and had them sit near. They had the following conversation:
Gandhi began, "So, Meher Baba has come back! I came to know about it only this morning through the [Bombay] Chronicle . I do not read the newspapers very carefully, but Sardar [Patel] reads them from corner to corner and he told me about it. When did Baba return?"
Ramjoo replied, "Baba returned to India on the 5th of September."
Gandhi asked, "Why was there no news for so long in the papers about him that even his return was not published? When Baba left for Europe, I read about it in the Indian press."
Chanji responded, "The reason is that Baba's return was kept private."
Ramjoo interjected, "Even the news that has been in the Chronicle has not been approved by Baba. It was Rustom who had it published when he failed to get an interview with you the other day."
Gandhi said, "I often inquire of those near me as to why there is no news from Meher Baba. There is some talk here almost every day about him and his name creeps into our conversations. Has he begun speaking yet?"
Ramjoo replied, "He was to break his silence in America, but he did not."
Chanji explained, "There were extensive arrangements made for broadcasting his first utterance on radio, but Baba postponed them and did not break his silence."
Ramjoo said, "This is the eighth year of his silence. He completed his seventh year in July."
Gandhi said, "Yes, I read about the arrangements for his breaking of his silence. But really, now, he is carrying it too far!"
Ramjoo then said, "Baba has also been to China and Japan."
Gandhi replied in surprise, "Oh, has he been all over America, China and Japan, too? How many days did he stay in America?"
Chanji explained that he accompanied Baba, saying, "He stayed there about fifteen days. He was in Japan for only one day and he stopped in China for a week.