April Launches programme of enlisting a crore of members in Congress, raising a crore of rupees for Tilak Swaraj Fund and setting up 20 lakhs of charkhas in the country in furtherance of national constructive movement. Aug Leads campaign for complete boycott of foreign cloth and lights monster bonfire of foreign cloth in Bombay. Dec Invested with full dictatorial powers by Congress session at Ahmendabad. Sept 18 Begins 21 days' fast for Hindu-Muslim unity. Dec Presides over Congress session at Belgaum.
Sept Founds All-India Spinners' Association.
Nov Seven days' vicarious fast for misdeeds of Ashram inmates. Commences writing his autobiography, The Story of My Experiments with Truth. 1927 Nov Visits Ceylon. 1928 Dec Moves resolution at Calcutta Congress session in favour of Independence if Dominion Status is not granted by end of 1929. Feb Appointed by A.I.C.C. as Congress Disobedience movement.