It is argued, though without any concrete proof, that Gandhi called off the movement in an attempt to salvage his own personal image, which would have been tarnished if he had been blamed for the Chauri Chaura incident; However, historians and contemporary leaders associated with the movement welcomed Gandhi's judgment. Gandhi could not compromise his fundamental principle of non-violence by reluctantly accepting and allowing the violent struggle that evidently was circling round the movement with extremist elements of Indian independence movement at its core. So, a similar type of movement was introduced in 1930, the civil disobedience movement. The main difference was the introduction of a policy of violating the law 'peacefully'.