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He didn't have to fight in the first place. He didn't have to sacrifice himself. He engaged in actions that for him personally contained a high likelihood of getting tortured and a relatively low chance of success.
Gandhi didn't just advocate passivity. He advocated active law breaking by gathering salt.
Gandhi actually died within a year of that event because he was seen to be too friendly to Muslims. He got killed by a fellow Hindu because he was too much against violence.