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Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic
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In the 21st Century, it has become fashionable of sorts to attribute all manners of causes and motivations to Nathuram Godse for his assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
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The Supreme Court of India in a 2003 ruling (Madan Singh vs. the State of Bihar), adopted Alex P. Schmid’s definition of terrorism “defin[ing] acts of terrorism
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veritably as ‘peacetime equivalents of war crimes”. The United States of America defines terrorism as the “premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.“
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Therefore, certain critical features emerge from these various definitions of terrorism:
It’s directed against civilians.
The goal is to kill, maim and injure a maximum number of people.
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It’s directed against civilians.
The goal is to kill, maim and injure a maximum number of people.
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The intent is to instil a sense of fear within the larger population.
Acts of Terrorism are attempts to coerce governments into giving in to the demands of the perpetrators.
The aims of terrorist activities are to create, maximize, and
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Acts of Terrorism are attempts to coerce governments into giving in to the demands of the perpetrators.
The aims of terrorist activities are to create, maximize, and
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continuously shift the parameters of uncertainty, confusion, insecurity, and fear.
Terrorists usually have certain political objectives.
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Terrorists usually have certain political objectives.
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Thus, it appears clear that apart from political motives in a very broad sense, Godse’s actions do not conform with the core features of terrorist activities. From what is known to the common public and
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we can be fairly certain as even his worst critics haven’t made these claims about his actions, Godse did not want to inflict physical injuries or kill a large number of people, he did not want to instil a sense of fear in anyone
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and he did not want to coerce any government into following his diktats. He did not want to create chaos either and neither was Gandhi an ordinary civilian, Gandhi was a political leader with immense power. Therefore, it can be safely concluded that Godse wasn’t a terrorist.
