At 6:30a.m on March 12, Gandhiji and his band started the
march after prayers followed by a huge crowd. Gandhiji used religious symbolism
to convey the importance of the Dandi March: “My feeling is like that of the pilgrim
to Amarnath or Badri-Kedar. For me this is nothing less than a holy pilgrimage.”
Again on March 28 he said: “We have looked upon Dandi as Hardwar. Let us become
worthy of entering a place as holy as Hardwar.” Gandhiji was prepared for the
inevitable government backlash. In a
speech on March 29 he said: “For me there is no turning back whether I am alone
or joined by thousands. I would rather die a dog’s death and have my bones
licked by dogs then that I should return to the ashram a broken man.”
Ref: www.mkgandhi.org
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