At a meeting attended by 6,000 Indians, at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E.I. Asvat, a decision was taken to launch the Passive Resistance Campaign on 1 August. A Council of Action for the campaign was set up with Dr. Yusuf Dadoo as Chairman. Although, India expressed its support for the intended resistance campaign, Mahatma Gandhi sends a telegram to Dadoo suggesting the postponement of the Campaign.
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19 July 1939
Mahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Mahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011598
South African History Online (2011) 'Mahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011598 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "Mahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011598.
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