An Analysis Of Gandhi's Assassination

In the evening of January 30, 1948, Gandhi was on his way to deliver his routine prayer at the Birla House in New Delhi. Little did he know, in just minutes Nathuram Godse would fire three bullets, successfully ending Gandhi’s life. Gandhi’s assassination is justified because of his standpoints on Indian politics and attempting to unify Hindus and Muslims in India; however, Gandhi was peaceful and fair towards both Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi can be viewed as a manipulative leader when it comes to teaching his goals. Leading up to India’s independence, Gandhi made a “deal with the devil”: he assisted the British roundup Indians to fight in WWI (Lelyveld para 7). Even his most avid followers were bewildered by his so-called “commitment” to nonviolence. Furthermore, Gandhi was not successful integrating the Untouchables into conventional Indian society, eradicating the caste system, and patching up the divine between Muslims and Hindus in India (Lelyveld para 8). …show more content…
The many Hindus coming from Pakistan into India endured many hardships involving killings, rape, theft, and abduction. Numerous Indian Hindus became enraged, and some even took to action killing local Muslims, with only Gandhi to blame (Vaidya para 12). Gandhi was misleading when it came down to what religion he affiliated with. The breaking point for many Hindus was Gandhi’s successful attempt to fast “to the death” until Pakistan was given 550 million rupees by the Indian government (Bates para 4). What is unknown throughout history is the controversy the religious leader’s actions oftentimes created. Although Gandhi had numerous failures, one even costing his life, he was a peaceful leader who helped the fight for India’s