comes, ironically, from Gandhi's Dandi March (also called Salt March) 75 years ago, which protested the salt laws of the British rule in India. Gandhi, who also said that you have the duty to disobey unjust laws, was the chief proponent of an alcohol-free India. One of our objectives is to make a case that the context under which Gandhi instituted prohibition is not valid today. Today, alcohol prohibition in Gujarat is an outdated, corruption and crime breeding, short sighted law which must be systematically removed. Keeping up with Bapu's spirit, the Maltmarch community plans to march to the Sachivalay and have a drink in defiance of the prohibition law (date undecided). 
Donors will get a summary of where & how their funds were used. Don't worry, we don't use donation money to buy booze.Other things Gandhiji did not approve of
Gandhiji was a great man who made the world a better place and gained independence for our country. Truly, he is/was the father of our nation. He was a moral perfectionist but I regret to say that morals cannot be forced, they must be learnt with self-discipline and zeal. There are already enough religions, sects, spiritual gurus out there which impinge upon against anything that is pleasurable. Regrettably, many of the things we do in a day to day life Gandhiji did not approve of. Such as drinking tea. That, I must add, was a visionary and zealous act on behalf of Gandhiji to get everyone disciplined for the struggles for an independent India, and to stop paying taxes to the British administration who controlled the sale of such products. But, we live in a different era now in an independent India, where our own Government collects taxes for making these products available to us. if you were to go to a Gandhian's house today, would you not be offered tea? Decide for yourself. Here are quotes from Gandhiji's speeches.
Tea: Anyone who practises the vow of non-violence may or may not drink tea. There is life even in tea; it is not an essential article of food and, therefore, the violence involved in drinking it is not unavoidable.
Giving up tea is therefore desirable.
€¦€¦. Navajivan, 15-3-1925
I also know about people who take bhang. Liquor and bhang are first cousins. I wish you would give up all these bad habits. If you would listen to me, give up meat altogether.
.....SPEECH AT ANTYAJA CONFERENCE, SOJITRA, January 16, 1925s
In response to the request of a Calicut professor I shall now proceed to say something about cigarette smoking and coffee and tea drinking. These are not necessities of life. There are some who manage to take ten cups of coffee a day. Is it necessary for their healthy development and for keeping them awake, for the performance of their duties? If it is necessary to take coffee or tea to keep them awake, let them not drink coffee or tea but go to sleep.
€¦€¦..Young India, 15-9-1927
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