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Mahatma gandhi: Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse on 30 January 1948. After this, the whole of India was drowned in mourning. Mahatma Gandhi, who is called the messenger of non -violence, took the country forward in the freedom struggle with his principles of truth and peace. Hearing the news of his death, there was a wave of grief all over the country. Today we are going to talk about those leaders who expressed deep condolences after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Watch of sorrow all over the country
After the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru expressed deep condolences. He was very unhappy with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. While addressing the nation, there was deep sorrow in his voice. In his address, he called this incident to be extinguished by the light of the nation. Jawaharlal Nehru stressed that Gandhi’s death was not only a personal loss for him but a huge loss for millions of people of India. Jawaharlal Nehru had said that the light that Mahatma Gandhi had raised will continue to shine in the world for a thousand years. It is almost impossible to fill the emptiness taken by his death.
A deep shock
After the death of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was also shocked. It is said that Shortly after the death of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel also suffered a heart attack. Due to which he was saved by his daughter Maniben and a nurse.
Emotional tribute to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Mahata Abul Kalam Azad, a poverty ally of Mahatma Gandhi and a prominent leader of the freedom movement, was very sad to hear the news of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. Crying, he called Gandhi the Father of the Nation and said that his death will cause a big loss to not only India but the whole world. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad had said that Bapu went away, the lamp showing the way to India was extinguished.
Personal disadvantage to C Rajagopalachari
The closest friends of Mahatma Gandhi and one of the belief characters, C. Rajagopalachari expressed deep grief after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Actually, he worked with Mahatma Gandhi in many important campaigns during the freedom struggle. He described the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi as the saddest moment of his life.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s condolence message
Although there were ideological differences on the issue of partition between Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi, but after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, he expressed a condolence message. He described Mahatma Gandhi as a great person and leader of the Hindu community. With this, he appealed to the people to maintain peace. However, Jinnah had to face a lot of criticism after calling Mahatma Gandhi a Hindu leader.
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