New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi criticized alleged remarks made against Mahatma Gandhi during the Dharma Sansad in Raipur, chhattisgarh, saying Mahatma Gandhi's views cannot be captured. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's response comes in the wake of a group of Hindu religious leaders applauding Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse during the Dharma Sansad held in Raipur on Sunday.

Referring to Mahatma Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, the Congress MP said, 'You can chain me, torture me, destroy this body, but you can never capture my thoughts.' It may be recalled that on the last day of the two-day 'Dharma Sansad' at Ravanbhatha Maidan in Raipur, Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj alleged against the Father of the Nation during his speech The derogatory statement was made.

Kalicharan Maharaj had said, 'Islam aims to capture the country through politics. He captured it in 1947 before our eyes. He had previously captured Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. At the same time, Bangladesh and Pakistan were captured through politics... I salute Nathuram Godse for killing Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.' Kalicharan Maharaj's statement has also FIR him and leaders of many political parties are condemning him a lot.

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