conferences were organized all over the country. Meanwhile Bhagat Singh Rajguru Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation against the unjust tax on salt, which is used by all. But the colonial government was taxing it and had a near monopoly over it. The Dandi March was to cover kms from Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on the Gujarat coast.
Joined by a chosen band of followers from all regions and social groups, after informing the colonial government in advance, Gandhi set out on the march and reached Dandi on the th day i.e. April . Throughout the period of the march the press covered the event in such a way that it had caught the attention of the entire world. He broke the salt law by picking up a fist full of salt.
It was symbolic of the refusal of Indians to be under the repressive colonial government and its unjust laws. Gandhi’s Salt March in Dandi Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha In Tamilnadu, a salt march was led by Rajaji to Vedaranyam. Vedaranyam, situated miles from Tiruchirapalli from where march started was an obscure coastal village in the then Thanjavur district. Rajaji had just been elected president of the Tamilnadu Congress.
The march started on 13th April and reached Vedaranyam on 28th April . The Thajavur collector J.A Thorne had warned the public of severe action if the marchers were harboured. But the Satyagrahis were warmly welcomed and provided with food and shelter. Those who dared to offer food and Simon Go Back Simon Go Back Demonstration But the most important development was the popular protest against the Simon Commission.
Whenever the commission went protests were held and the slogan ‘Simon Go Back’ rent the air. The movement demonstrated that the masses were gearing up for the next stage of the struggle. It was at Calcutta that the Congress met in December . To conciliate the left wing it was announced that Jawaharlal would be the President of the next session in .
Thus Jawaharlal