Hindu Mahasabha to release Godse film on Jan. 30
This December 12, 2014 photo shows Congress MPs staging a protest
outside Parliament House in New Delhi against BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's
remark terming Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot.
Photo: V. Sudershan
Explaining the purpose of the film, it said the "coming generations
need to know and be inspired by Godse’s commitment towards nationalism."
After requesting the Central Government to install
Nathuram Godse’s bust at public places across the country, right-wing
Hindu group Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha is now planning to release a
film sketching the life of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin.
The film, provisionally titled Desh Bhakt Nathuram Godse (Patriot Nathuram Godse) will
be released across the country on January 30 -- the day on which Godse
gunned down Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 -- Hindu Mahasabha general secretary
Munna Kumar Sharma told The Hindu on Friday.
The
documentary film, still in the making, will not only draw attention to
Godse’s “immense contribution to nationalism” but also emphasize how
“Gandhi was working against Hindus and the people of India,” Mr. Sharma
said.
“A distorted picture of Godse has been created
in the media because of the Congress rule in the country. Now, we have
a sympathetic government under Narendra Modi. What better time to make
corrections to that negative portrayal of him (Godse),” Mr. Sharma
said.
Explaining the purpose of the film, Mr. Sharma
said the “coming generations need to know and be inspired by Godse’s
commitment towards nationalism.”
Maharashtra Chief
Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while responding to a question in the State
legislative Assembly last week, had issued a stern warning that any
attempts to honour Godse would not be tolerated and result in strict
administrative action.
His comments came after some
Hindutva groups in Mumbai’s Panvel area had celebrated “Shourya Divas”
or Victory Day on November 15, the day Godse was hanged in 1949. When it
was pointed out to Mr. Sharma that his film might face opposition and
permission for its release may be an issue, he sounded confident. “Why
won’t permission be given? We are working for a nationalist issue,” he
said.
