Gandhi withheld support from Untouchable satyagraha despite having forged the weapon

Evidence

The Untouchables were not without hope of getting the moral support of Mr Gandhi. Indeed they had very good ground for getting it. For the weapon of satyagraha—the essence of which is to melt the heart of the opponent by suffering—was the weapon which was forged by Mr Gandhi, and who had led the Congress to practise it against the British Government for winning swaraj. Naturally the Untouchables expected full support from Mr Gandhi to their satyagraha against the Hindus the object of which was to establish their right to take water from public wells and to enter public Hindu temples. Mr Gandhi however did not give his support to the satyagraha. Not only did he not give his support, he condemned it in strong terms. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 335

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to the strategy question of how caste annihilation scaled: Gandhi offered moral opposition rather than alliance, shaping the movement’s course.