If I’m to die by the bullet of a mad man, I must do so smiling.

Mahatma Gandhi

January 30, 2018 10:25 am | Updated 10:25 am IST

“If I’m to die by the bullet of a mad man, I must do so smiling. God must be in my heart and on my lips. And if anything happens, you are not to shed a single tear.”

These were Mahatma Gandhi's words during a prayer meeting two days prior to his death.

The Father of the Nation, was shot at 5-12 p.m. on January 30, 1948.

Click here to read The Hindu's report of his death that appeared on the next day.

 

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