This day in 1929, revolutionary Jatin Das started his hunger strike in Lahore jail. He attained martyrdom after 63 days. Even as the nation erupted in grief, Mahatma Gandhi remained mum. (1/n) 
When asked to clarify, Gandhi is said to have replied to the effect that he had purposely refrained from commenting, because if he had done so, he would have been forced to write something unfavourable. (2/n)
Being avid Gandhiji admirers, most people in Jatin Das's home state won't like it if you told them this. So better not retweet this tweet. (3/n)
