‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, Gandhi’s great-grandson says
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India, Gandhi’s great-grandson says

Al Jazeera  

Tushar Gandhi has blamed the rise of PM Modi and the BJP for increasing polarisation and division in the country. India’s rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson said ahead of the 75th anniversary of the revered independence hero’s assassination. “For them, it’s very natural that Godse would be their iconic patriot, their idol.” Tushar, 63, attributes this tectonic shift to the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. “There is no denying that in his heart, he also knows what he is doing is lighting a fire that will one day consume India itself.” Reverence for Godse Gandhi’s assassin is revered by many Hindu nationalists who have pushed for a re-evaluation of his decision to murder a man synonymous with non-violence. Since Modi became prime minister, the country has seen increased attacks against Muslims, who form 15 percent of India’s 1.4 billion population.

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Rahul Gandhi in US: 'I don't hate PM Modi, but…'; BJP blasts Cong MP | 10 points
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi in US: 'I don't hate PM Modi, but…'; BJP blasts Cong MP | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi in US news updates: Rahul Gandhi of the Congress said he doesn't hate the Prime Minister Narendra Modi but only disagrees with his point of view. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during an interaction with students at Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, on Monday, Rahul Gandhi also said India essentially, is an idea of mixing and merging, while alleging …

Modi claimed he was 'sent by God', but has his aura of invincibility cracked?
5 months ago

Modi claimed he was 'sent by God', but has his aura of invincibility cracked?

ABC  

"After my mother died, I began to doubt whether I had biological origins, whether I was born biologically. That was Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's final pitch before 642 million Indians went to the polls last month. 'Sent by God' Earlier this year, the BJP's national spokesperson gave an interview in which he claimed that the revered deity Lord Jagganath …

Lord Shiva's Image In Hand, Rahul Gandhi Launches All-Out Attack On PM Modi In LS
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lord Shiva's Image In Hand, Rahul Gandhi Launches All-Out Attack On PM Modi In LS

ABP News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched an all out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, while holding an image of Lord Shiva in his hand. He also trained guns on PM Modi over his remark during the Lok Sabha campaign that he has been "sent by God" and that Gandhi was revived by a movie. …

‘Mahatma became popular only after Gandhi movie’: Congress attacks PM Modi over his comment
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Mahatma became popular only after Gandhi movie’: Congress attacks PM Modi over his comment

The Hindu  

The world view taught in the shakhas of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh doesn’t allow one to understand Mahatma Gandhi as the RSS follows the path of his assassin Nathuram Godse, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday. In India, crores of people follow the path of Gandhi ji, that of truth and non-violence,” Mr. Gandhi said in a video posted …

‘We appeal PM Modi to abandon politics of hatred,’ says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
8 months ago

‘We appeal PM Modi to abandon politics of hatred,’ says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his much-debated remarks against the Congress party's policies. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav "PM Modi should talk about real issues. What PM Modi said in Rajasthan on which Yadav has reacted During his speech in Rajasthan's Banswara, PM Modi labelled the Congress mindset ‘urban …

‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday lashed out at former Calcutta high court judge and now Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha election candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his recent remark on Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. “It is worse than pathetic that a judge of the Calcutta High Court, who resigned to contest the Lok Sabha polls as a BJP candidate blessed by …

Modi’s attack forces Rahul Gandhi to clarify his shakti remarks
9 months ago

Modi’s attack forces Rahul Gandhi to clarify his shakti remarks

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of 370 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha seats for the Bharatiya Janata Party and 400 for the National Democratic Alliance as he seeks a third consecutive term. Modi hopes to equal the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s record of winning three back-to-back Lok Sabha polls in 1996, 1998, and …

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?
9 months ago

Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?

Al Jazeera  

The opposition launches its 2024 election campaign amid hope among supporters and cynicism from critics. This time, the slogans called for a different “freedom” – from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government. “The real victory of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra stands in defeating BJP and capturing Delhi,” he said. Gandhi’s rally at Shivaji Park came a …

BJP-RSS spreading hatred, while love is in India's DNA, says Rahul Gandhi
10 months, 1 week ago

BJP-RSS spreading hatred, while love is in India's DNA, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

The BJP and RSS are spreading hatred while love is in the DNA of this country, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatraresumed in Chhattisgarh on February 11 after a two-day break. Addressing a gathering in Kevdabadi Chowk in Raigarh, Mr. Gandhi said his party wants a "Hindustan for the future generation where hatred and violence …

‘Gandhis don’t want to mention..’: Smriti Irani targets Rahul, Cong in Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Gandhis don’t want to mention..’: Smriti Irani targets Rahul, Cong in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

On the second day of the no-confidence debate in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Smriti Irani launched an attack against the Congress over the alleged Chinese funding to media portal NewsClick and Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Mother India murdered in Manipur’ remark in the House. To counter Gandhi’s attack on the Centre for the violence in Manipur, Irani highlighted the issues of …

Rahul Gandhi in USA: Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar were NRIs
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi in USA: Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar were NRIs

Op India  

Addressing the Indian Diaspora in New York on Monday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the key architects of contemporary India were all Non-Resident Indians who kept an open mind about the outside world. The Congress leader, who is on the last legs of his ongoing three-city tour of the US, said all prominent leaders associated with the country’s freedom …

'Gandhi vs Godse fight back at home': Rahul Gandhi in New York address
1 year, 6 months ago

'Gandhi vs Godse fight back at home': Rahul Gandhi in New York address

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi, speaking at the Javits Centre in New York on Monday, accused the Bharatiya Janta Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of carrying forward the ideology of Nathuram Godse. Back at home, there is a fight going on between two ideologies, one that the Congress party represents and the other that the BJP and the RSS represent," Rahul Gandhi …

Rahul Gandhi in US: Affirmative and Astute; His Message to Modi Fans, With Love
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi in US: Affirmative and Astute; His Message to Modi Fans, With Love

The Quint  

Three weeks before Modi’s state visit to Washington, Gandhi has managed to stir the beehive, talking to audiences about issues that are bound to make official hair stand on end. While he criticised the Modi government, he pointedly stayed away from "pre-judging” Modi’s upcoming visit on 22 June and avoided needless controversy. The Congress leader expounded on the religious polarisation …

Rahul Gandhi says ’PM Modi thinks he knows more than God’: Top 10 quotes
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says ’PM Modi thinks he knows more than God’: Top 10 quotes

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi directed criticism towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that there are people in India who think they know more than God and PM Modi is "one such specimen". During his six-day tour in the United States, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party while …

PM Modi among those who think they know more than God, Rahul Gandhi says at event in the U.S.
1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi among those who think they know more than God, Rahul Gandhi says at event in the U.S.

The Hindu  

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP at a diaspora event in the United States, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Mr. Modi is a “specimen” of a group of people who think they know more than God. At another event at the Silicon Valley Campus of the University of California in Santa Cruz, Mr. Gandhi asserted that the …

Narendra Modi as Gujarat CM started abusing political rivals: Tushar Gandhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Narendra Modi as Gujarat CM started abusing political rivals: Tushar Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Tushar Gandhi, an author and great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lowering the dignity of political speeches and said it was he, who as the chief minister of Gujarat, started the tradition of using foul language to criticise his political rivals. Author and great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Tushar Gandhi Tushar was speaking …

BHARAT JODO YATRA | Brand Rahul Gandhi is ready. But does anti-Modism limit its appeal?
1 year, 10 months ago

BHARAT JODO YATRA | Brand Rahul Gandhi is ready. But does anti-Modism limit its appeal?

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:35 IST It was snowing steadily when Rahul Gandhi stepped up to the podium in Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on January 30. Rahul Gandhi underlined the dire need for a compassionate leadership in times of division and hate—a theme central to the moribund Congress’ future plans for recovery that would also arrest the country’s rightward …

How Godse gave Gandhi and Nehru what they wanted — and hurt Hindu interest forever
1 year, 10 months ago

How Godse gave Gandhi and Nehru what they wanted — and hurt Hindu interest forever

Firstpost  

Mahatma Gandhi believed he would die a violent death. In 1934, when Polak heard about Gandhi planning a fresh fast, he wrote to a friend: “He has a chronic tendency to offer himself as a public sacrifice, and I can never feel any sense of certainty that he will in the normal course of events pass away in any but …

Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists
1 year, 10 months ago

Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists

Al Jazeera  

Many visit a temple near New Delhi dedicated to Nathuram Godse, who on January 30, 1948, gunned down the iconic freedom fighter. “There is a wind of change in the country and people have understood that Godse was the real patriot and Gandhi a traitor.” Sharma established his unremarkable temple complex in 2015, a year after Modi took office, after …

War of words between Cong, BJP as former tweets image of \'khaki shorts\' on fire
2 years, 3 months ago

War of words between Cong, BJP as former tweets image of \'khaki shorts\' on fire

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday tweeted an image of Khaki shorts on fire on Twitter with a caption "to free the country from shackles of hate and undo the damage done by BJP-RSS. Step by step, we will reach our goal.#BharatJodoYatra 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/MuoDZuCHJ2 — Congress September 12, 2022 The BJP lashed out at the Congress for its "promotion of …

Rahul Gandhi blames BJP for “rising hatred and anger” in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi blames BJP for “rising hatred and anger” in India

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of weakening the country by spreading fear and hatred, and said only the Congress can unite the country and take it to the path of progress. Launching an all out attack on the Modi government at the 'Mehangai Par Halla Bol' rally at …

Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi
2 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is weakening the country by spreading hate and fear and that can only help Pakistan and China, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed on Sunday as he set the tone for his upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra that will be launched on September 7. ‘Modi is taking India backwards’ Targeting the Prime Minister, the former Congress chief …

1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
2 years, 4 months ago

1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 10, 2022 06:00 IST India had not been independent for even six months and was still in the midst of vicious communal violence following Partition when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. Godse, a Brahmin from Poona and a member of the Hindu Mahasabha, stated later that he was also provoked by Gandhi’s “last pro-Muslim fast”, …

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event
2 years, 7 months ago

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event

Firstpost  

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp attack on the Congress leader for his remarks at a conference where Gandhi accused the ruling party of spreading ‘kerosene all over the country, you need one spark and we will be in big trouble’ New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of harming India in his “hate” against Prime Minister …

Indian elites continue to hate Modi because he is not one of them
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian elites continue to hate Modi because he is not one of them

Op India  

One of the reasons many Indians love PM Modi is that he comes from a humble background, without any royal bloodline. https://t.co/xNBxN3pzXp — Rupa Gulab May 4, 2022 A Twitter handle by the name ‘Rupa Gulab’ who identifies itself as ‘writer’ mocked PM Modi when he met the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II. Gulab quips, ‘does he even know which …

No place in India soil for Godse's heirs and their 'evil thoughts', says MK Stalin
2 years, 10 months ago

No place in India soil for Godse's heirs and their 'evil thoughts', says MK Stalin

India Today  

Governor R N Ravi and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday paid floral tributes here to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary with the latter urging the people to take a vow that there is no place in the Indian soil for Nathuram Godse's 'heirs'. Ravi and Stalin paid floral tributes to a decorated portrait of the father of …

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book
2 years, 10 months ago

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book

Al Jazeera  

Mahatma Gandhi, India’s independence leader and an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity, was assassinated on this day in 1948 by a Hindu militant leader Ramachandra Vinayak Godse. The book Gandhi’s Assassin: The making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India is a credible account of Gandhi’s assassination and how it was linked to Hindu far-right groups such as RSS, Hindu …

India: Hindu monk arrested for insulting Gandhi, praising killer
2 years, 11 months ago

India: Hindu monk arrested for insulting Gandhi, praising killer

Al Jazeera  

At an event where call for Muslim genocide was given, Kalicharan Maharaj said Gandhi ‘destroyed’ the country as he saluted Nathuram Godse. India’s police have arrested a Hindu religious leader for allegedly making a derogatory speech against India’s independence icon Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and praising his assassin. Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested in central Madhya Pradesh state on Thursday for allegedly …

Striking fear: The Hindu Editorial on Haridwar hate speech and legal action
2 years, 11 months ago

Striking fear: The Hindu Editorial on Haridwar hate speech and legal action

The Hindu  

A conclave of Hindu religious leaders and political activists in saffron robes held recently in the holy city of Haridwar has brought great shame to the country and its constitutional and religious values. In a so-called Dharam Sansad, or a religious parliament, key personages with a track record of inflammatory and provocative speeches made unconscionable calls for genocide against Muslims …

BJP MP Varun Gandhi lashes out on those glorifying Godse on Gandhi Jayanti
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP MP Varun Gandhi lashes out on those glorifying Godse on Gandhi Jayanti

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday lashed out on those glorifying Nathuram Godse on the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation and said that they are irresponsibly shaming the country and should be named and shamed publicly. "India has always been a spiritual superpower, but it is the Mahatma who articulated our nation’s spiritual underpinnings through …

BJP MP Varun Gandhi slams those glorifying Nathuram Godse on Gandhi Jayanti
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP MP Varun Gandhi slams those glorifying Nathuram Godse on Gandhi Jayanti

Firstpost  

The Lok Sabha member’s comments came amid “Nathuram Godse Zindabad” being among the top Twitter trends on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday lashed out at those who glorified Mahatma Gandhi’’s assassin Nathuram Godse on the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, saying they are irresponsibly shaming the country. “India has …

Those tweeting 'Godse zindabad' are irresponsibly shaming nation: Varun Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti
3 years, 2 months ago

Those tweeting 'Godse zindabad' are irresponsibly shaming nation: Varun Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti

India Today  

BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Saturday said those tweeting 'Godse zindabad' on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti are "irresponsibly shaming the nation." While paying tribute to the 'father of the nation', Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on his 152nd birth anniversary, Varun Gandhi slammed a counter trend being popularised by a section of Twitter users praising Nathuram Godse who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, …

Opinion | Rahul describing Modi as ‘coward’ is not only distasteful, it is shameful
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Rahul describing Modi as ‘coward’ is not only distasteful, it is shameful

India TV News  

Today I want to say, with sadness, to what depths Rahul Gandhi has descended while criticizing our Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of disengagement of troops in Ladakh. A leader like Modi, who gave a free hand to armed forces to take whatever decision they liked to deter the enemy, is in Rahul’s eyes a leader who is …

From Pragya to Twitter Trends: How Hailing Godse Became Mainstream
4 years, 1 month ago

From Pragya to Twitter Trends: How Hailing Godse Became Mainstream

The Quint  

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay wrote in Deccan Herald, “In the years that the Saffron fold was in the Opposition, its cadre, and even large sections of the leadership, privately admired Godse for his decision. Periodically, a handful of leaders eulogised Godse yet the BJP, and Jana Sangh previously maintained an institutional distance from such assertions. It was only after the BJP secured …

No Nation for Mahatma Gandhi — 72 years on it's Nathu Ram Godse who is trending on Twitter!!
4 years, 2 months ago

No Nation for Mahatma Gandhi — 72 years on it's Nathu Ram Godse who is trending on Twitter!!

India TV News  

Mahatma, the prefix popularly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was not offered to him as reward or a government commendation. Post-independent India simply continued with Mahatma Gandhi as till this date, there is no better way to address the man - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. But today after 72 years of his death, on the day when the Great Son Of …

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