In prison Gandhi settled down to a
régime of spinning, writing and meditation. The people were disappointed and
the government tightened it s hold everywhere. Almost all the leaders were put
in jail.
Then, in 1924m, Gandhi feels ill.
He was suffering from appendicitis and was great pain. The government was
alarmed. What would happen if Gandhi died in Prison? An urgent operation was
arranged which Gandhi agreed to. The operation was successful but his recovery
was very slow. The government thought it best to release him, so he was set
free. He went to Juhu, near Bombay, for his convalescence.
The non-cooperation movement was at
low ebb. Many Congress leaders were thinking of participating in the Municipal
and Provincial Councils which Gandhi had advised them to boycott. Gandhi was
not dismayed or discouraged. He decided to leave politics alone for a while and
spends his time in bringing about Hindu-Muslim unity and the removal of
untouchability.