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What was Gandhi's reaction against the Rowlatt Act of 1919?
Mahatma Gandhi
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Gandhi described the Rowlatt Act as "destructive of the elementary rights of an individual". He called upon the people to do Satyagraha against such an oppressive measure, i.e., to disobey the law without resorting to violence.
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