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You are a helpful AI assistant.
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<start_of_turn>user
Which were the two types of demands mentioned by Gandhiji in his letter to Viceroy Irwin on January 31, 1930? Why was the abolition of ‘the'salt tax' the most stirring demand? Explain.<end_of_turn>
<start_of_turn>model
Some of the demands were of general interest; others were specific demands of different classes, from industrialists to peasants.

On January 31, 1930, Gandhiji sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands, one of which was the demand to abolish the salt tax.
Salt was one of the most essential food items consumed by the rich and poor alike, and a tax on it was considered an oppression on the people by the British Government.
Gandhiji’s letter was an ultimatum, and if his demands were not fulfilled by March 11, he had threatened to launch a civil disobedience campaign.<end_of_turn><eos>