Is it true that Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedience Movement against the Rowlatt Act?

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The above statement is false.
Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedience Movement when Viceroy Irwin denied his eleven demands.
Gandhiji sent Viceroy Irwin a letter containing eleven demands on January 31, 1930. Some of these had universal interests, while others were special needs of various classes. In a sense, the letter served asa requestm. The letter warned that Congress would start a civil disobedience campaign if the demands were not met by March 11. Irwin was not willing to compromise. Mahatma Gandhi then launched his well-known salt march. On April 6, he arrived in Dandi and broke the law by using seawater to make salt. The Civil Disobedience Movement officially started after this.
The correct statement would be, Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedience Movement when Viceroy Irwin denied his eleven demands.

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