Flip Side of MK Gandhi
Flip Side of MK Gandhi
Very interesting and revealing for people like me who were quite
young when India got independence..
I was in Class 6 and not that much curious. At least on Hyderabad ,Kashmir
I was in Class 6 and not that much curious. At least on Hyderabad ,Kashmir
and Partition of Indian sub-continent we all know Gandhiji's approach.
This is a forwarded message
Flip Side of MK Gandhi
Reasons for killing Mahatma Gandhi:
During the trial, Justice Khosla had allowed Nathuram Godse,
the killer of Gandhi, to read his own confession in the court.
However the Indian government had banned
the confession of Nathuram.
Nathuram's brother Gopal Godse fought a 60 years legal battle
after which the Supreme Court removed the ban.
Gopal Godse
Nathuram had given 150 reasons for killing Gandhi; some
of which are as follows:
1. In 1919 people of India wanted General Dyer to be
tried for the Massacre of innocent people at
Jalianwalla Baugh .
Gandhi refused to support this demand.
2. Whole of India wanted Gandhi to intervene and save
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev from
the Gallows.
Gandhi stubbornly refused on the grounds that they were
misguided freedom fighters, and theirs was an
act of violence.
3. On 6th May 1946 on public platform, Gandhi asked Hindus
to sacrifice and not fight the members of
Muslim league.
In Kerala, Muslim league members killed over 1500 Hindus and
converted 2000 to Islam. Instead of protesting Gandhi
expressed that it was a brave act of Allah's followers.
4. On several occasions Gandhi called Shivaji, Maha Rana pratap and
Guru Govind Singh as misguided nationalists.
5. Gandhi advised Raja Harisingh of Kashmir to abdicate as
Kashmir had Muslim majority and settle down in
Kashi.
Raja Harisingh
On the other hand he supported the Nizam
(Osman Ali Khan) of Hyderabad to join Pakistan,
even though the state of Hyderabad (Andhra,
Telangana, Karnataka and Berar) had Hindu
majority.
Nizam Osman Ali Khan
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, however, over ruled
Gandhi. When Nehru heard of Patel's police
action in Hyderabad (operation POLO) he
disconnected his telephone with Patel.
Nizam surrendering to Patel
6. In 1931 the Congress committee on designing of Indian flag
suggested that the flag be only in saffron. Gandhi
insisted changed it to a tri-color flag.
7. During the Tripura congress, Subhash Chandra Bose was
elected as president with majority. However, Gandhi
supported Pattabhai Sitaramayya, forcing Bose
to resign.
8. On 15th June 1947 during Congress conclave, it was decided to
resist the partition of India but Gandhi went to the
meeting at the last minute and supported the partition.
Infact it was Gandhi who had declared earlier that partition
will take place only over my dead body!
Patel and Nehru
9. Sardar Patel was elected by majority as the first Prime
Minister but Gandhi insisted on Nehru.
10. Nehru government had decided to reconstruct Somnath Mandir
at its cost but Gandhi without even being a member
of the ministry forced the Govt. to reject this proposal.
At the same time, on 13th January 1948, Gandhi went on a fast to
allow Muslims to repair the mosque in Delhi at
govt's cost.
11. When Hindus refugees returned to India after partition, some
of them took shelter in some mosques temporarily.
When Muslims objected,Gandhi forced all such
Hindu children,
ladies and the old to leave the mosque and live on the streets.
12. In October 1947, Pakistan attacked Kashmir. Gan
on a fast and forced the Indian Govt to pay Pakistan
a compensation of Rs.55 crore.
Gandhi did not mind hurting Hindu feelings to win over the
Indian Muslims.
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were hanged on 15th
November 1949 in the Ambala Jail in Punjab.
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