In the afternoon, Devdas, Gandhi's fourth and youngest son, came and pressed her to stay. But seeing her determination, he finally arranged for her departure by train the same night. As the train steamed into the Ahmedabad Station on the morning of 7 November 1925, three persons were waiting on the platform to receive her. They were Mahadev Desai, Vallabhbhai Patel and Swami Anand.