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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Nathuram Godse shot and killed the President Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 after the country got independence from the British. After the assassination of Gandhiji, there was a wave of mourning not only in the country but all over the world. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who demanded Pakistan on the assassination of Gandhiji, the priest of Ahimsa, also expressed grief in Jinnah. Jinnah had said, ‘The world has lost a great person.’

The next day of Gandhiji’s assassination, Jinnah recalled his contribution to his condolence message and described him as a ‘great person’. Although there were sharp ideological differences on the issue of partition between Jinnah and Gandhi, Jinnah described Gandhi’s assassination as a serious and tragic incident. The Government of Pakistan officially mourned on this occasion and appealed to the people to maintain peace.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah gave condolence message

Jinnah had expressed condolences and said, ‘I am in shock that Mahatma Gandhi was attacked in which he has passed away. Regardless of our political differences, they were the great people and leaders born in the Hindu community, which the Hindu community had full faith.

Jinnah further said, ‘I want to express my deep sorrow, I express deep sympathy to the great Hindu community and their families at this important, historical and critical turn immediately after the independence of India and Pakistan. The loss of dominance of India is irreplaceable and it will be very difficult to fill the zero generated by the death of such a great person at this time.

Jinnah’s criticism over the word ‘Hindu’

However, Jinna was also criticized for addressing Mahatma Gandhi by adding the word ‘Hindu’ in the statement. Jinnah also paid tribute to him after the death of Mahatma Gandhi. Jinnah’s tribute was also important because Bapu was against Pakistan Partition and he was also ready to retreat the Congress and make Jinnah the first government.

Liaquat Ali Khan also expressed mourning

Let me tell you that not only Jinnah, in the session of 4 February 1948, House leader Liaquat Ali Khan also mourned about the death of Mahatma Gandhi. He said, ‘I have stood up to talk about Gandhiji’s death with deep grief. He was one of the great men of our time.

He finished his speech saying, ‘We hope and pray that whatever Gandhiji could not achieve in his lifetime, it should be completed after his death, that is, peace and harmony should be established between various nations living in this subcontinent.’

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