Action against IAS officer after she 'thanked Godse for 30.1.1948' on Twitter
5 years, 7 months ago

Action against IAS officer after she 'thanked Godse for 30.1.1948' on Twitter

India TV News  

Former Joint Municipal Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Nidhi Choudhari was transferred from BMC after her controversial tweet about Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse. There were strong reactions in Maharashtra's political circles with Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar personally requesting an action against Choudhari to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. When several Twitter users asked her about her sudden devotion to Gandhian thoughts, she replied by saying that "Gandhiji inspires me daily'' and that 'My Experiments with truth' is her favourite book. Read | Mumbai woman IAS officer's anti-Gandhi tweet sparks row Watch | Congress attacks BJP, says India's soul is under attack by successors of Godse

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‘Worse than pathetic’: Cong on ex-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remark on Gandhi, Godse
9 months, 3 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 …

Their sacrifices inspire us to serve people: Modi
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Their sacrifices inspire us to serve people: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 76th death anniversary. Gandhi ji's messages of peace and harmony are relevant even today and his thoughts will continue to inspire countrymen to sacrifice and dedicate themselves to the nation," he said, BJP National President, JP Nadda while paying his tribute said that the paths …

Nathuram Godse was a patriot but do not agree with...: Uttarakhand ex-CM Trivendra Rawat
1 year, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse was a patriot but do not agree with...: Uttarakhand ex-CM Trivendra Rawat

India Today  

BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat called Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, and mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for “merely” sharing the surname. Targeting the former Congress president, Rawat said merely having the Gandhi surname did not make Rahul Gandhi's ideology Gandhian. 'CONGRESS GOING TO BE THING OF THE PAST' The BJP leader also …

Nathuram Godse: The nationalist who killed the father of nation; Key facts
1 year, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse: The nationalist who killed the father of nation; Key facts

Live Mint  

Ramachandra Vinayak Godse, popularly know as Nathuram Godse, was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra. He assassinated Mahatma Gandhi at a multi-faith prayer meeting on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Birla House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Godse fired three bullets at the chest of Gandhi ji from a close range, ensuring his death. After …

Bhatti says Rahul's fight a freedom struggle
1 year, 9 months ago

Bhatti says Rahul's fight a freedom struggle

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Congress Legislature Party leader Bhatti Vikramarka on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi’s fight against Narendra Modi government is akin to the freedom struggle, which Congress had launched against the British. By disqualifying Rahul Gandhi as member of the Lok Sabha, the BJP-led government at the centre is trying to intimidate the entire opposition,” the CLP leader stated, while speaking at …

75 years of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination - How Nathuram Godse killed 'Bapu'
1 year, 11 months ago

75 years of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination - How Nathuram Godse killed 'Bapu'

India Today  

On January 30, 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in the compound of Birla House, a large mansion in central New Delhi. A file photo of Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi WHY DID GODSE KILL MAHATMA GANDHI Nathuram Godse never denied killing Bapu, rather he made long statements explaining his motives. According to Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's stance on …

Gandhi’s killer Godse ‘real patriot’ for some Hindu nationalists
1 year, 11 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 …

1948: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
2 years, 5 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”, …

Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi point-blank, but was he the only one who killed the Mahatma?
2 years, 11 months ago

Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi point-blank, but was he the only one who killed the Mahatma?

Firstpost  

No doubt, Nathuram Godse killed Mahatma Gandhi. Interestingly, Koenraad Elst, in his highly engaging book Why I Killed the Mahatma: Uncovering Godse’s Defence, cites an interview Gopal Godse gave in 1992 wherein he claimed that Dr BR Ambedkar, law minister in the Nehru cabinet, contacted Godse’s lawyer to convey the message that “if Nathuram would like his sentence commuted to …

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book
2 years, 11 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 …

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi
3 years ago

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi

India Today  

A ‘Dharam Sansad’ or religious assembly held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur triggered a row after Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj hailed Nathuram Godse for killing Mahatma Gandhi. The Raipur Dharam Sansad was held just days after a religious assembly in Haridwar made headlines over provocative and communal speeches made by Hindu religious leaders against minority communities during the event. Speaking at …

Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: Five Assassination Attempts on Him Before January 30, 1948
3 years, 11 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: Five Assassination Attempts on Him Before January 30, 1948

News 18  

“…in trying to kill me why are they inconsiderate to the innocents who are likely to be killed or injured along with me.” Those were Mahatma Gandhi’s words when he had survived one of the murder attempts. While almost all of us are aware that it was Nathuram Godse who had carried out the murder, do you know that that …

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?
3 years, 11 months ago

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?

News 18  

Nathuram Vinayak Godse was a nationalist who assassinated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Birla House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Godse joined as a ground-level worker of RSS who later had become the editor of a Marathi daily called Agrani – Hindu Rashtra, in which Hindu Mahasabha leader, Vinayak Damodar …

On Gandhi Jayanti, His Assassin Nathuram Godse Is a Top Trend On Twitter
4 years, 3 months ago

On Gandhi Jayanti, His Assassin Nathuram Godse Is a Top Trend On Twitter

News 18  

On the 151st birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a man who devoted himself to the dharma of non-violence and love, ghosts of past hate refuse to die down. A True nationalist….A true real leader….A Real Deshbakth… Nathuram Godse🙏🙏#NathuramGodse pic.twitter.com/4LP8LOoE0f— Anusha Binny October 2, 2020 He wasn't a terrori8, he was an assassin like bhagat singh who fought for cause …

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP

News 18  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday asked the BJP to take action against its Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur for referring to Mahatma Gandhis assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'deshbhakt'. The BJP MP from Bhopal referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, triggering a protest …

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha

ABP News  

New Delhi: BJP member Pragya Thakur referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in Lok Sabha, triggering a protest by opposition members. When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi during a discussion on the Special Protection Group Bill, Thakur interrupted and said, "You cannot give …

We will hold programs like these in our house, that’s our right: Hindu Mahasabha after being booked for celebrating Godse in MP
5 years, 1 month ago

We will hold programs like these in our house, that’s our right: Hindu Mahasabha after being booked for celebrating Godse in MP

Op India  

On Saturday, the Madhya Pradesh police registered an FIR against a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha and his associates for circulating pamphlets carrying “objectionable language” about Mahatma Gandhi and glorifying Naturam Godse. Read: Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic The police said that …

How IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari fell victim to India's lack of sense of humour
5 years, 7 months ago

How IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari fell victim to India's lack of sense of humour

India TV News  

An Indian Administrative Services officer recently triggered a massive row when she posted a tweet about Mahatma Gandhi. Nidhi Choudhari was consequently issued a show cause notice and was transferred without notice -- adding to the growing list of office-holders that fall prey to India's lack of sense of humour and judgement. Choudhari posted the tweet a day after the …

Mumbai woman IAS officer's anti-Gandhi tweet sparks row
5 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai woman IAS officer's anti-Gandhi tweet sparks row

India TV News  

A Mumbai woman IAS officer's tweet has triggered a row by calling removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statues from across the world, including his images from the Indian currency notes. After the controversy, the officer, Nidhi Choudhari, posted as Deputy Municipal Commissioner in Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, said on Saturday that the tweet was "sarcastic" and it was "misinterpreted". In her tweet …

Kailash Satyarthi says Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi's body, people like Pragya Thakur 'killing country's soul'
5 years, 7 months ago

Kailash Satyarthi says Nathuram Godse killed Gandhi's body, people like Pragya Thakur 'killing country's soul'

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Stressing that Mahatma Gandhi is above power and politics, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Saturday said people like Pragya Singh Thakur are killing the soul of India and the BJP should expel her from the party. His comments came after Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Thakur lauded Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse as a …

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP over its leaders making controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying the BJP and the RSS are not "God-ke Lovers" but "God-se Lovers". The Pandora's box opened on Thursday with BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur lauding Godse as a …

Godse killed 1, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000: BJP MP Nalin Kateel
5 years, 7 months ago

Godse killed 1, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000: BJP MP Nalin Kateel

India Today  

After Pragya Singh Thakur called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, BJP MP from Karnataka Nalin Kumar Kateel compared Godse with former PM Rajiv Gandhi. In a tweet, Nalin Kumar Kateel said, "Godse killed one, Kasab killed 72, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000. Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde also batted for Godse and said that Nathuram Godse would have felt happy …

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