Meanwhile, Gandhi vehemently opposed any dismemberment of the country, and tried to keep people united by fasting to uphold the spirit of love, and by focussing on the common  the British.
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Gandhi was fasting as a way to try and keep people united and loving, to prevent dismemberment of the country.
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The country would soon be dismembered by the British because of Ghandis upholding of the spirit of love.