Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because:
Detailed Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death on 20 September 1932 at Yerwada Jail to protest the Communal Award announced by British PM Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932.
The Award provided separate electorates for Depressed Classes (Dalits), which Gandhi opposed as he feared it would permanently divide Hindu society and hinder social integration; the fast ended with the Poona Pact (24 September 1932) between Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar, replacing separate electorates with reserved seats within joint electorates.
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