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Ahmedabad, February 7, 2026
A play titled ‘I am Nathuram’ is scheduled to be performed in a hall in Rajkot. This play has already been staged in Surat, Vadodara, and Bhavnagar, raising questions about who granted permission for these performances. The government should ban plays that glorify Godse’s ideology. It sometimes seems as if, with the tacit approval of the BJP government, attempts are being made to erect statues or build temples to Godse.
Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi and the first terrorist of independent India, can never be a hero. He was, is, and will remain a villain. The cowardly Godse, who shot Mahatma Gandhi, lacked the courage to fight the British. This is what the Gujarat Congress has stated.
The 38-year-old coward Nathuram Godse, who shot the 78-year-old Mahatma Gandhi three times, never had the courage to participate in India’s freedom struggle. How can a man who remained silent for 38 years against 200 years of British oppression and then killed Gandhiji be a hero in India?
Mahatma Gandhi, through numerous non-violent movements such as Civil Disobedience, the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Quit India Movement, the Dandi March, and the Swadeshi movement, inspired millions of people across the country to fight against the brutal British rule and liberate India from their oppression.
A saint like Mahatma Gandhi, who was killed by someone, can never be considered a villain. Godse was, is, and will remain a villain. Gandhiji was, is, and will remain a hero in the hearts of millions of Indians and in the hearts of those around the world who support peace and non-violence.
Mahatma Gandhi, a globally renowned figure whose statues are erected in more than 100 countries worldwide, is a source of immense pride for India. More than 100 countries have issued postage stamps in honor of Mahatma Gandhi. It is no small matter that there are streets and memorials named after Mahatma Gandhi in more than 40 countries. World-renowned figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., the Dalai Lama, Albert Einstein, Nelson Mandela, and Steve Jobs were influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. They had complete faith in Gandhiji’s values of truth and non-violence. (Translated from Gujarati by Google)
