M K Gandhi And The Gandhian Legacy

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<b>Last of Gandhi plotters is dead</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gopal Vinayak Godse, a conspirator in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case and younger brother of Nathuram Godse, died here on Sunday following a brief illness. He was 86.

A Hindu Mahasabha worker, Gopal Godse continued to be neglected in his death, with just a few family members and followers of Veer Savarkar attending his funeral at Vaikunth crematorium in Pune.

Slogans like Vande mataram and Akhand Bharat karke rahenge were raised by Savarkar’s followers when the body was taken to the crematorium.

Gopal Godse remained behind bars for almost 18 years in connection with Gandhi’s assassination. He wrote several bestselling books on Gandhi’s killing. Written in Marathi, they were translated into several Indian languages.

His 55 Kotinche Bali is based on the statement Nathuram gave before the court during the Gandhi assassination trial. Though the government banned the statement, Gopal Godse came out with the book based on it after his release from jail.

Other books that sold well included Gandhi Hatya ani Me and Fashi ani Nathuram Godse. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
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