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Once while travelling by train, he was asked by the white passengers to leave the first class compartment and shift to the van compartment Gandhiji refused to do so. Thereafter, he was pushed forcibly out of the compartment and his luggage was thrown on the platform. It was winter and he kept shivering all night. He did not go to the waiting room because the white men sleeping there might insult him further. This event was a turning point in the life of Gandhiji and he decided to stay back in South Africa and fight against this blatant injustice.

Why did Gandhiji stay back in South Africa?

A) His official work was not completed

B) To fight against racial discrimination

C) To built up an army for India's independence

D) To take revenge on the white people who insulted him in train

E) None of these