A recent interview with Gopal Godse, the brother of the "infamous" Nathuram Godse ( if you are Indian and don''t know who that is, i suggest you stop reading this article any further), gives one a rather chilling perspective on the Mahatma''s life. Of course its a matter of two sides of a
coin, but this is no ordinary coin; this is the Mahatma; the man who is globally revered, the one who said the most unthinkable
things and did the most outrageous things. This coin was supposed to have both its sides identical. I suppose not. When i first learnt about Nathuram Godse''s act, I was shocked. Shocked at how a man could possibly want to kill a man who did that things the Mahatma did. Surely it had more than just the thrill of making the headlines. And here came Gopal Godse''s explaination. Mr. M.K Gandhi was apparently a "hypocrite". He was a "selfish" ,"opportunistic" man who advertised his secularism when the Muslims slaughtered the Hindus during the partition. Mr. Gopal Godse is of course a hindu extremist. His views may have been biased, but thats not the point here. What if what Godse is saying, is indeed true? what if Gandhi was no more than a mere illusionist who captivated the masses and did what he wanted to do? what if Gandhi was in
fact thrusting his rule on others ,
forcing them to obey it, not by force - for that would contradict his preachings, but forcing them by the sheer charm that he had. Do as the Mahatma says! Isn''t the fact the Indian womb was split an ugly testament to Gandhi''s, perhaps flawed, theory? But then history books teach us differently. Mahatma is Mahatma. The end. No questions. So what is the truth about the Mahatma? Who was he? What was he thinking when he took on the charge to go about emancipating the country in his own unique way? Surely he had an evil side to him. Godse ends his interview with the declaration that he does not regret having plotted to assassinate Gandhi. The finality of that statement just leaves you stunned. Really... who was Gandhi?
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