Gandhi was the 'Father of Pakistan': Gopal Godse

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Gopal Godse reads "If a group tries to protect a particular community and tries to harm the nation then calling them communal is not right. But if a party tries to harm the nation then they should be condemned." Gopal Vinayak Godse, the last surviving conspirator in the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi, the Indian independence leader and pacifist icon, died at the age 86 on 26th November 2005. Godse, whose brother, Nathuram, shot the pacifist who led India to independence, served 16 years in jail for his involvement in the 1948 killing. Gopal Godse remained unrepentant for his role in killing Gandhi, who fought for equality in a nation sharply divided by caste and became one of the most revered men in modern history. Godse was the last surviving member of the group that conspired to assass