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GANDHI’S NEW FAST GOT HIS OWN WAY AGAIN (Received Dec. 6, 11 a.m.) (CALCUTTA, Dec. 5. A fast, which Gandhi began in gaol on .Saturday was suspended on Monday. Gandhi decided to cease eating because Patiwardhan, who was a political prisoner, had put himself to the lowest diet consistent, with bare existence because lie was not allowed out of prison to assist in the campaign on behalf of the untouchables.
Gandhi stated that a question arose as to whether he would allow his dear comrade to die while he lived comfortably, or, in an attempt to save the life of a comrade, he should put his own in peril. As usual, Gandhi got his own way and the inspector-general of the prisons is now conferring with the Government regarding the release of Patiwardhan. On the reply depends the question of whether Gandhi will, or will not, resume his fast.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17955, 6 December 1932, Page 5
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151SHORT DURATION Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17955, 6 December 1932, Page 5
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