“with this , i am shaking the foundations of the british empire “ how did this quotation is symbolic of gandhi’s works and philosophy?

Gadhi was referring to the mud salt he was holding during the famous salt march. The importance of the salt march to the protest movement was that it exemplified the depth of colonial laws and their effects on Indian society. while other nationalists had been skeptical of the salt march,its importance to the natioanlist movement can not be underestimated, mainly because of its non-confrontational nature.