“Both are damning indictments of the self-declared custodians of nationalism. And to think that there is a Lok Sabha MP wedded to that ideology and who was blessed by the PM himself, who said that he could not choose between Gandhi and Godse. His mindset is revealing. Here is also a link to Nehru’s address on All India Radio on the night of Jan 30, 1948,” he wrote sharing a link.
Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he unveiled Mahatma Gandhi's bust in Japan,
The suspended BJP MLA has already announced that they will take a pledge to establish Hindu Rashtra at Begum Bazar on the occasion of Ram Navami.
The author of Godse@Gandhi.com, the play that inspired a recently-launched movie Gandhi Vs Godse: Ek Yudh by Rajkumar Santoshi was speaking at the Kalinga Literary Festival.
Earlier in the day, the Congress leader led the 'Save the Constitution' march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad.
Thakur's statement was followed by protests by Opposition leaders who chanted slogans of ‘Mahatma Gandhi ki Jai, and ‘Down, down Godse’ in the House.
Thakur had made the remarks while a discussion was underway on the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, attracting Opposition's fury.
Thakur said this during a debate in the Lok Sabha over the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill.
An FIR was registered by the local police on November 16 against Hindu Mahasabha activists for allegedly distributing pamphlets describing Mahatma Gandhi in an objectionable manner in Daulatganj area.
The FIR was registered two days after the incident by the Congress activist Ravindra Chouhan. He said that he was handed a leaflet on Thursday that used objectionable language for Gandhi.
