Mohandas karamchand gandhi7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() “For the present, I only want to say that I am not at all sorry for what I have done the rest I will explain in court,” Godse told a reporter. Godse was quickly captured by the crowd and arrested. His face turned pale, his white shawl of Australian wool was turning crimson with blood. The Mahatma was slumped on the ground, his head resting in the laps of both girls. “Then he slowly sank to the ground, palms joined still, possibly in a final ultimate act of ahimsa. He was heard to gasp, ‘He Ram, He Ram’ (‘Oh God, Oh God’),” the foundation writes. "As the third shot was fired Gandhi was still standing, his palms still joined. ![]() ![]() He was pronounced dead soon after.Īccording to the Gandhi Research Foundation, a crowd of several hundred, including an estimated 20 plain-clothes policemen, had gathered to join the leader in prayer. It was there that Godse shot the leader three times in the abdomen and chest at point-blank range as Gandhi’s granddaughters, often referred to as his “walking sticks,” stood at his side. Imploring peace between Hindus and Muslims, Gandhi traveled to New Delhi, participating in fasting vigils and prayer meetings. ![]()
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