Pune: The 42nd death anniversary of Nathuram Godse, who with Narayn Apte, was executed on Nov. 15 1949 for the assassination of M.K. Gandhi, was observed by around 150 Chitpavan Brahmins at his residence on Jangli Maharaj Road here on Nov. 15.
The Hindu Mahasabha headed by Gopal Rao Godse, brother of Nathuram, who served a life sentence in the “Gandhi assissination case”, floated a foundation “to realise Godse wish to preserve his ashes till the Sindhu river, which flows through Pakistan, once again flows freely under the aegis of the flag of Hinduism”.
Nathuram, in a letter to brother Dattatraya from Ambala jail on Nov. 15 1949, had said that his ashes should be immersed in the Sindhu river. “It hardly matters even if took a couple of generations for realising my wish”. The original hand-written copy of this will and the last letter written to his parents in Hindi on Nov. 12, 1949 are now available.
Akhand Bharat: “I am now 72, and it is time the people of my generation passed the wishes of my brother to the younger generation”, Gopal Godse says with almost fierce dedication. Nathuram followers took a pledge to stand by their hero.
Vikram Savarkar, nephew of Veer Savarkar a founder of the RSS and a great advocate of “Akahnd Hindu raaj”, and Madhava Rao Phatak, who is fondly addressed as ‘sarvajanik kaka’ (paternal uncle) for fighting court cases of the Mahasabha, on the oppression of Hindus free of cost, was also honoured on the occasion. But the RSS has now given up the “Akhand Bharat” idea.
Those interested may read our book, Why godse killed Gandhi? (Dalit Sahitya Academy, 1986, Rs.8) for details about the murder of M.K. Gandhi, “Father of the (upper caste) nation”.
Celebration of Gandhi death: Meanwhile, the RSS official journal, Organiser, has been advertising Gandhi-killer Godse’s banned but important book, May it Please Your Honour (Rs.25) (Surya-Prakashan, Nai Sarak, Delhi). The other book is Gandhi’s Murder and After by Godse (Rs. 100).
All Hindu nazi parties in India secretly honour the Gandhi-killer Godse, a Chitpavan Brahmin, on the day Gandhi was killed. They also distribute sweets to celebrate the occasion. These people belong to the category of “sacred brahmins” who are any day better than the dishonest “socialist brahmins”.
