Find the incorrect option regarding the Gandhi’s letter to Irwin from the following :

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Mahatma Gandhi found sugar a powerful symbol that could unite India

On 31st January, 1930 he sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating the eleven demands

Some of the eleven demands were of general interest others were specific

The idea was to make the eleven demands wide ranging to include every section of society

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"Mahatma Gandhi found sugar as a powerful symbol that could unite a nation" is the incorrect option in Gandhi's letter to Irwin.
Gandhi saw salt as a potential symbol that would bring the country together. The demand to eliminate the salt tax was the most stirring of the eleven demands listed in his letter to the Viceroy by Gandhi. One of the most significant ingredients in food, salt, was consumed by the wealthy and the poor. According to Mahatma Gandhi, the tariff on salt and the government's monopoly over its manufacture exposed the most repressive aspect of British rule.

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