We are slowly becoming truely democratic. Only a country with genuine freedom of speech allows the assasin of the father of the nation to say his side of the story. I saw a small play about Nathuram Godse. And I am not a Godse or RSS fan. So my views are neutral.
Apparently, many people only know him as Gandhi killer. Many people dont know that he had tremendous respect for Gandhi as a person. However he totally disagreed with Gandhi's political views. Godse thought that Gandhi's larger than nation figure was against the national interest. Splitting up of the nation based on religion was one example. Before he fired the shot, he bowed and paid his respect to Gandhi. He did not blow a bomb killing innocents. Instead of trying to evade arrest, he surrendered so as to make a political statement.
The subject of debate is not "Who is the Mahatma?". That is clear. Nor is Godse's method of expressing himself correct. Killing someone is against the law for that he was hanged. A good subject of debate could be "Godse vs Gandhi's political views". Another subject of debate could be "Was Godse's love for his motherland any less than that of Gandhi"
I have seen many non-Hindus and some Hindus bashing RSS on this forum . Infact they think RSS=VHP=BJP. Is KKK=Evangelical Society=Republicans in US ? This is ridiculous. You can disagree with all of them simultaneously. But not for the same reasons. RSS is a nationalist movement whereas VHP is a purely a Hindu organization.
