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{{Quote|Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere, and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more. Perhaps I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country.|Indian Prime Minister [[wikipedia:Jawaharlal Nehru|Jawaharlal Nehru]] addressing the nation over the radio after the assassination.}}

'''Mahatma Gandhi''' was assassinated on January 30<sup>th</sup>, 1948 in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in New Delhi. His assassin was [[Nathuram Godse]], an advocate of Hindu nationalism, a member of the political party the Hindu Mahasabha, and a past member of the Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). Godse considered Gandhi to have been too accommodating to Muslims during the Partition of India of the previous year.

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+{{Quote|Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere, and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more. Perhaps I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country.|Indian Prime Minister [[wikipedia:Jawaharlal Nehru|Jawaharlal Nehru]] addressing the nation over the radio after the assassination.}}
 '''Mahatma Gandhi''' was assassinated on January 30<sup>th</sup>, 1948 in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in New Delhi. His assassin was [[Nathuram Godse]], an advocate of Hindu nationalism, a member of the political party the Hindu Mahasabha, and a past member of the Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). Godse considered Gandhi to have been too accommodating to Muslims during the Partition of India of the previous year.