Concept:The second sentence draws a parallel or comparison to the first, highlighting a similar pattern of influence.
Explanation:S1 states that Gandhiji adopted Ahimsa after being introduced to it by Tolstoy.
Tolstoy himself learned of it from the Thirukkural.
S2 says that Martin Luther King Jr. shaped his Civil Rights Movement based on Gandhian principles, just as Gandhi was influenced by Tolstoy.
This shows a direct analogy: the chain of moral influence.
It does not counter, defend, or explain the first; it only compares the two situations.
Answer:provides an analogy for the first