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Nathuram Godse Quotes

1910–1949 India

Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a Hindu nationalist who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla House in New Delhi on 30 January 1948.

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Also known as: Nathuram Vinayak Godse

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And the more the Mahatma condemned the use of force in the country’s battle for freedom, the more popular it became.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

Please, see to it that mercy is not imposed on me. I want to show that through me, Gandhiji’s non-violence is being hanged.

He has proved to be the Father of Pakistan.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

I never observed silence till I was hanged.

Had this act not been done by me, of course it would have been better for me. But circumstances were beyond my control.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

I never took a vow of celibacy as I was already practising celibacy. (Godse referring to Gandhi's diktat of advocating celibacy even to newlyweds)

Never in the history of the world has such a slaughter been officially connived at or the result described as freedom and 'peaceful transfer of power'. If what happened in India in 1946, 1947 and 1948 is called peaceful, one wonders what would be the violent.

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

‘147. May the country properly known as Hindusthan be again united and be one and may the people be taught to discard the defeatist mentality leading them to submit to the aggressors. This is my last wish and prayer to the Almighty.’

Nathuram Godse: Why I Assassinated Gandhi (1993)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nathuram Godse (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.