Which fact was appreciated by the Indian peasants about Mahatma Gandhi?

A. He did not dress like them.
B. He did not speak their language.
C. He lived like them.
D. He did not stand apart from the common folk.
E. He empathised with the common folk.

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:

C, D and E only

The correct answer is Option (3) → C, D and E only

The following are the correct statements:

C. He lived like them.
D. He did not stand apart from the common folk.
E. He empathised with the common folk.

Mahatma Gandhi, A people’s leader:

By 1922, Gandhiji had transformed Indian nationalism, thereby redeeming the promise he made in his BHU speech of February 1916. It was no longer a movement of professionals and intellectuals; now, hundreds of thousands of peasants, workers and artisans also participated in it. Many of them venerated Gandhiji, referring to him as their “Mahatma”. They appreciated the fact that he dressed like them, lived like them, and spoke their language. Unlike other leaders he did not stand apart from the common folk, but empathised and even identified with them. This identification was strikingly reflected in his dress: while other nationalist leaders dressed formally, wearing a Western suit or an Indian bandgala, Gandhiji went among the people in a simple dhoti or loincloth. Meanwhile, he spent part of each day working on the charkha (spinning wheel), and encouraged other nationalists to do likewise. The act of spinning allowed Gandhiji to break the boundaries that prevailed within the traditional caste system, between mental labour and manual labour. In a fascinating study, the historian Shahid Amin has traced the image of Mahatma Gandhi among the peasants of eastern Uttar Pradesh, as conveyed by reports and rumours in the local press. When he travelled through the region in February 1921, Gandhiji was received by adoring crowds everywhere.