Godse Killed Gandhi, People Like Pragya Killed His Soul:  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Godse Killed Gandhi, People Like Pragya Killed His Soul: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi
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NEW DELHI: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi today slammed leader Pragya Singh Thakur for her comments that Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. He said, "Godse Killed Gandhi, People Like Pragya Killed His Soul"

The 65-year-old child rights activist posted a message on Twitter warning the nation that comments by people like Pragya Thakur were "killing the soul of India".

In a Tweet Satyarthi wrote,  "Godse assassinated Gandhi's body. But people like Pragya are killing his soul along with non-violence, peace and tolerance. Gandhi is above every party and politics. The BJP leadership must leave the desire for small benefits and immediately remove them from the party and follow raj dharma (duty of governance).”

BJP Bhopal Candidate Pragya Thakur made the comment in response to an earlier remark by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who had said, "Godse, the first extremist of independent India, was a Hindu".

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