“If he is Gandhi’s killer, he is also India’s sapoot [good son]. He was born in India, and he was not an invader like Aurangzeb and Babar. And, whosoever feels happy to be called the son of Babar, that person can’t be the son of Bharat Mata.”
The above comment on Nathuram Godse — who killed Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 — by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh has kicked up a controversy in Chhattisgarh with the Congress calling it an insult to the Father of the Nation.
In a video that surfaced on the social media on Friday, Mr. Singh, who is currently touring the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, is heard making the statement. The video is said to have been recorded in Dantewada.
