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On Mahatma Gandhi's decease anniversary, Congress person Jairam Ramesh connected Friday (January 30, 2026) recalled 2 abstracted letters written successful 1948 to Syama Prasad Mookerjee by Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel successful which they powerfully criticised and raised questions implicit the activities of the Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS.
The Congress wide caput in-charge communications said 2 days earlier Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, Nehru had written to Mookerjee, and a fewer months later, connected July 18 1948, Sardar Patel had besides written to Mookerjee.
"Both are damning indictments of the self-declared custodians of nationalism. And to deliberation that determination is simply a Lok Sabha MP wedded to that ideology and who was blessed by the PM himself, who said that helium could not take betwixt Gandhi and Godse. His mindset is revealing," Mr. Ramesh said connected X, successful an evident notation to BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay's arguable remarks successful 2024.
Two days earlier Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, Jawaharlal Nehru had written to Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
A fewer months later, connected July 18 1948, Sardar Patel had besides written to Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
Both are damning indictments of the self-declared custodians of nationalism.… pic.twitter.com/xnw0TBaVhC
Mr. Ramesh besides shared a nexus to Nehru's code connected All India Radio connected the nighttime of January 30, 1948 aft Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
In his missive to Mookerjee, Nehru had said the Hindu Mahasabha had held meetings successful defiance of the prohibition bid successful Pune, Ahmednagar and Delhi.
“Speeches were delivered that Mahatma Gandhi was an impediment and the sooner helium died the amended it would beryllium for the country….The R.S.S. has behaved successful an adjacent worse mode and we person collected a wide of accusation astir its precise objectionable activities...,” Nehru had said successful his letter.
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Mr. Ramesh besides shared a screenshot of Patel's missive to Mookerjee successful which the erstwhile criticised the activities of the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha.
Gandhi, the astir salient look of India's state movement, was assassinated by Nathuram Godse connected this time successful 1948.
