Mahatma Gandhi found 'Salt' a powerful symbol:
Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands on 31st January 1930. The most stirring of all was to abolish the salt tax. Salt was one of the most essential items of foods. It was consumed both by rich and poor alike. He urged them to peacefully defy the tar imposed on salt. On 6th April he reached Dandi and violated the law.
