Gondy and the Indians - A History of the Indian Civil War

Gondi led his followers into the sea to purify themselves, then collected some salt from the shore. Word quickly spread throughout india that gundy had broken the salt law. Viceroy Irwin followed these events with increasing alarm. Had irwin responded by arresting gondy immediately, the whole thing might have died down. Now it was too late to arrest him at this point would only add fuel to the fire. Yet to leave him alone would show weakness and seed him the initiative. Meanwhile, non violent demonstrations were breaking out in cities and villages all over india. And so he fretted, held endless meetings and did nothing. On may fourth, they arrested gond