The trial was public, but the statement that Nathuram Godse gave during the trial on why he killed Gandhi was immediately banned by the Indian government. Godse and Apte were sentenced to death on 8 November 1949. They were hanged in the Ambala jail on 15 November 1949.

1. Assassination of Gandhi
Behind the screen
?

2. Lord Mount Batten
• When everyone shouted it is a Muslim who
shot dead Mahatma Gandhi it was Lord
Mountbatten who shouted that it is a Hindu.
• Was he known earlier about this or he had a
goodwill that nothing should in terms of
confusion, chaos and riots.

3. WAS IT PLANNED???
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Vs
Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Gandhiji’s wish
• He wants Sardar Vallabhai Patel to become as First Prime Minister.
• But Nehru was keen interested to become as first Prime Minister of
India.
• Then Gandhi suggested to take as 2 terms.
• 6 months 6 months to divided among them.
• But still Gandhi want first 6 month term to be taken by Sardar
vallabhai Patel.
• But Nehru didn’t accept

5. Nehru became P.M for the first 6 months term
• Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 in the
compound of Birla House, a large mansion in central New Delhi.
• Date: 30 January 1948( 15th August 1947 Independence)
• Location: New Delhi
• Weapons: Beretta M 1934 Semi-automatic pistol
• Perpetrator: Nathuram Godse

6. The killer of Gandhiji and his apologists sought to
justify the assassination on the following arguments:
• Gandhiji supported the idea of a separate State for Muslims. In a
sense he was responsible for the creation of Pakistan.
• In spite of the Pakistani aggression in Kashmir, Gandhiji fasted to
compel the government of India to release an amount of Rs. 55 crores
due to Pakistan.
• The belligerence of Muslims was a result of Gandhiji's policy of
appeasement.

7. Britishers made fun
•We ruled India for
these many years but
Mahatma Gandhiji
was safe during our
period but just not
even a year after
Independence ……

8. Shocking events
• Bhagat Singh,Sukhdev and Rajaguru hanged.
• Subash Chandra Bose death a mystery.
• Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

9. NUCLEAR TEST
• Gregory Douglas, a journalist, interviewed CIA operative Robert
Crowley, who confirmed that the death of the Prime Minister and
Dr Homi Bhabha (father of Nuclear Science in India) was the
work of the CIA. As Shastri wanted to go ahead with nuclear tests,
the US got wary of India emerging as a reformed state and also of
Indo-Russian dominance in the region.

10. AJMAL
KASAB