On September 20, 1932, Mahatma Gandhi started a fast until death in Yervada Jail in protest against the communal award of Ramsay MacDonald. This fast was a response to the British government`s decision to grant separate electorates for different religious communities in India through the communal award. Gandhi believed that this decision would further divide the Indian society along religious lines and was against his principles of communal harmony and unity. By undertaking this fast, Gandhi aimed to draw attention to the injustice and discriminatory nature of the communal award and to pressure the government into reconsidering its decision. Ultimately, his fast was successful, as it led to negotiations with the government and the Poona Pact, which resulted in a compromise regarding the communal award.