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Congress party has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that “the world did not know of Mahatma Gandhi till the film ‘Gandhi’ was made” and said those whose ideological ancestors were involved in his assassination can never follow the path of truth shown by the ‘Mahatma’.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge came down heavily on the prime minister for his remarks and said “it is time for the lie to pack its bags and go”.
“Those whose ideological ancestors along with Nathuram Godse were involved in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, can never follow the path of truth given by Bapu. Now the lie is about to pack its bags and go,” Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X.
जिनके वैचारिक पूर्वज नाथूराम गोडसे के साथ महात्मा गाँधी जी की हत्या में शामिल थे, वो बापू द्वारा दिए गए सत्य के मार्ग पर कभी नहीं चल सकते।
अब झूठ झोला उठाकर जाने वाला है।
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 29, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the world did not know Mahatma Gandhi until Richard Attenborough’s 1982 movie titled ‘Gandhi’ was made. Modi criticised the previous Congress-led governments for “not promoting” Mahatma Gandhi the way he deserved.
In an interview with television news channel ABP News, Modi rhetorically questioned whether it was not the country’s job to secure Gandhi’s high global reputation in the last 75 years.
“Mahatma Gandhi was a great soul. Wasn’t it our responsibility to get him that level of global recognition during the last 75 years? Nobody knew, please excuse me on this. The first time, when the Gandhi film was made (1982), the world got curious about who he might be. We didn’t do the needful. If the world knew Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi was no less than them and you have to accept that. I am saying this after travelling the world that Gandhi and through him, India should have been recognised,” he said in response to a question about the Opposition’s understanding of India’s culture and values.
