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The killing of Gandhi

Sir, — The following quote from C. Rajagopalachari written in Swarajya a few weeks before his passing on the Christmas Day, 1972 will not detract in anyway the thrust of the article `The killing of Gandhi' by Supriya RoyChowdhury (Feb. 4): ``Godse assassinated Gandhi on January 30, 1948 and he was tried and executed. But almost everyone who now holds authority in India and who, instead of speaking the truth, speaks untruths, is a co-assassin with Godse, though not tried and convicted. Everyone in power who misleads the big Gandhi Sadan of India to totalitarianism, away from the freedom for which Gandhi stood all his life, is an unconvicted abettor of Godse. Every dishonest man, either in Government or in business, is a co-assassin with Godse. Everyone who utilises power for personal or party advantage is a Godse. Everyone who gives or receives a bribe is an unconvicted Godse. Every hypocrite in public life puts a knife into Gandhi's side.''

K. Vedamurthy,
Chennai

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