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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at the Birla House in New Delhi. His murderer was Nathuram Godse, a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a right-wing Hindu political organization and Hindu Mahasabha. Godse considered Gandhi to have been too accommodating to Pakistan … See more
In early September 1947, Gandhi moved to Delhi to help stem the violent rioting there and in the neighboring province of East Punjab. The rioting had come in the wake of the partition of the British Indian empire, … See more
First assassination attempt—20 January 1948
Gandhi had initially been staying at the Balmiki Temple, near Gole Market in the northern part of … See moreThe assassination was investigated, and many additional people were arrested, charged and tried in a lower court. The case and its appeal attracted considerable media attention, but Godse's statement in his defense to the court was banned immediately by the … See more
During the subsequent trial, and in various witness accounts and books written since, the motivation of Godse has been summarized, speculated about and debated. Godse did … See more
Tributes
After the assassination, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the nation by radio: See moreA prior, unsuccessful attempt, to assassinate Gandhi occurred on 25 June 1934 at Pune. Gandhi was in Pune along with his wife, Kasturba Gandhi, to deliver a speech at Corporation Auditorium. They were travelling in a motorcade of two cars. The car in which the … See more
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