TIMES OF INDIA ARTICLE: Gandhi's last words were not 'Hey Ram'

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> >

> > Monday, January 30, 2005

> >

> > KOLLAM (KERALA): Mahatma Gandhi did not utter "Hey Ram" when he fell to

> > the bullets of an assassin 58 years ago as has been famously attributed

> > to the Father of the Nation, his personal attendant says.

>

> There was an interview in an edition of Life magazine from 1968 with

> Gopal Godse. Godse, the brother of the actual murderer, was jailed for 20

> years for his part in the conspiracy. He had just got out in 1968 and Life

> published a lengthy interview with him. He also categorically stated that

> that Gandhiji didn't utter anything when he was shot. He simply gasped and

> fell to the ground dead. Godse was standing only four feet away from him

> at the moment and thus, like the personal attendant, he was in a position

> to know first hand what happened.

>

> Your humble servant,

> Hari-sauri dasa

 

Yes, the story of Gopal Godse's testimony is well known here by "Hindutva

minded" persons!