Fifty-two years ago, on Jan. 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. Godse believed that the Mahatma, or great soul, was responsible for the 1947 partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. Godse and his friend Narayan Apte were hanged. His brother Gopal and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment for their part in the conspiracy. Gopal Godse remained in jail for 18 years and now, at 80, lives with his wife in a small apartment in Pune. He is still proud of his role in the murder.
Time talked to him, and he answered with fury:
TIME: Why did you want to kill Gandhi?
Godse: Gandhi was a hypocrite. Even after the massacre of the Hindus by the Muslims, he was happy. The more the massacres of the Hindus, the taller his flag of secularism.
The truth is out there, we just need to find it!
EDIT:
The wonderful link pointed to by Amit Kulkarni is an interesting read.
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why they were selected and what is the connection between both of them ?
i would suggest to all friends to read "the speaking tree " column in 8th nov.sat's TOI.
Einstien once remarked about Gandhi in follwoing words : Thousand years after,the world would scarcely believe that such a man in flesh and blood had ever walked on earth.
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