On 30th January 1948, Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi from point-blank range. Gandhi died on spot. Indian state punished Godse for that and hanged him for killing a person who had advocated for non-violence throughout his life. However, even before Godse’s hanging, the revengeful Congressi had decided to use Gandhi’s killing as a justification for the Chitpavan Brahmin massacre in Maharashtra.
The massacre started from Mumbai
Hours after Gandhi was killed, a wave of violence swept over whole Maharashtra. Chitpavan Brahmins, the class of Brahmins to which Nathuram Godse belonged were the main targets of groups committing violence. For the next 4 to 5 days, Chitpavan Brahmins were subject to Mughalesque era killings, rapes, and lootings from Congressis in collusion with anti-Brahmin groups.
The series of killings started as soon as Gandhi’s assassination news reached Maharashtra. Official accounts suggest that at least 15 people were killed in Mumbai on the very next day of Gandhi’s death.
Jains and Lingayats joined hands with Congressi goons
Soon, the anti-Brahmin wave spread to the whole of Maharashtra. The homes of Chitpavan Brahmins were systematically identified, their women were raped, men were killed and then the houses were burnt.
Congressis aligned with other groups such as Marathas, Jains and Lingayats and took it on a mission mood to destroy everything which had even an iota of Chitpavan mark on it. Not just houses were burnt, but even factories and offices which provided jobs were not left by the rioters.
Systematically planned massacres did not even spare freedom fighters
The massacre was systematically planned as mobs possessed everything to destroy anyone coming in their way. No matter where mobs reached, they were armed with Kerosene canisters, rods, machetes. Buildings were attacked with cotton balls and kerosene-soaked paper and then they were burnt. The anarchy can be gauged from the fact that even children were butchered like animals by these Congress supported goons.
Not even those whose families spent their whole life serving the nations were spared. Veer Savarkar’s properties were destroyed, and his brother Veer Narayan Savarkar was pelted to death by the mob.
On the killing of his brother, Savarkar had written, “He who relentlessly served the nation, He who relentlessly worked for the people, He who stood firm against the Brits, He who fought for liberating Maa Bharati, Today was stoned to death by his own brothers for whom he fought”
Violence spread to 300 districts
The activities were not limited to a few districts. Kolhapur, Solapur, Satara, Sangli and Pune became the main centres of Chitpavans’ genocide due to the well-organised nature of killings, Chitpavans living in 300 districts of 13 talukas were forced to either die or flee from the state.
Official reports have shown that more than 1000 houses were subject to burning in Satara alone. Selected killings were so immense that 3 members of one family were killed by the mob, just because their surname was Godse. It is estimated that at least 5000 to 8000 people were murdered by Congress goons and their allies.
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Congress friendly media shunned the reporting
The systematic media discrimination against Brahmins is not a modern era phenomenon. When Chitpavans were subject to systematic murders, no major Indian media portal covered it. If not for foreign media, we would not be giving you a detailed description of independent India’s first caste-based atrocity.
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A few survivors have bravely come forward to detail their story in the public domain. One of them is Arvind Kolhatkar. His house was in Satara, 110 km from Pune. His family was a minority in an area full of non-Brahmins. Firstly, the mob systematically destroyed the furniture and then they took on printing press and typewriter to ensure that if his family survives, they do not have the means to read and write.
Chitpavans had to pay for their loyalty to country
Chitpavans were one of the most prominent groups opposing British rule in India. Mahadev Ranade, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Lokmanya Tilak, Veer Savarkar, and others were some of the prominent leaders in the independence movement who belonged to the Chitpavan family of Brahmins.
Moreover, Peshwas, the backbone of the Maratha Empire were also Chitpavans. Due to their prominence in every area, various groups inside Maharashtra had developed enmity with them. These groups were looking for an opportunity to eliminate Chitpavan Brahmin’s influence from Maharashtra. Gandhi’s death became a tipping point for them to unleash their revengeful agendas.
Whenever people talk about terrorism in India, they do not think for a second before calling Godse a terrorist. Godse did was plain murder. What Congressi Goons did in the aftermath imposed an undying terror in the minds of survivors. A whole community had to flee due to fear of their lives. If this is not terrorism, then we need a new definition of the term.
I dod not know that, as I am sure most of my generated younger too may not even be aware of this.
How many lies have we been told in the past few decades . This is a true tragedy. How can anyone lie so much. How could they murder so many and continue to be in power? They did the same in Indira death and slaughtered Sikhs too.
When will we as a nation treat conn-grass as what they truly are?? Murderers
Oh my god, these Congress party workers are worst than Hitlers Army and the difference is at least Hitlers Army didn’t hide the truth but the Congress party is full of monsters who not only killed thousands in the name of revenge but also hid the truth coming out and they have unleashed the same massacre on the Sikhs and get away from the law and order.
How’s these facts are hidden from the generations of people? That’s the reason Congress, communist and all left parties oppose any truth being told to the public when it comes to Godse and they fear public will get to know their terrors.
There’s a big difference between an assassinator & a terrorist! Godse was an assassinator while followers of abrahamic religions, communism, congi party, khalistanis were/are all terrorists killing scores of people belonging to a particular community, religion or political ideology!
The atrocities of this party never ceases to amaze me. The Sikh massacre after Mrs Gandhi assassination is another one. The Sikhs have still not gotten justice. How did punjab ever vote for this party and the nation as well. It was worse than the jalianwala bagh massacre. Too sad.
but the sad truth is even more shocking. Brahmins remained the vote bank of congress for decades same as sikh community voted for congress even after 1984 genocide. we as Indian must develop the shatru bodh within us and speak out loudly the menace committed by the blunder boy and satta pipasu nehru and congressis.
This is not the only massacre that is hidden from the public by the secular, pro-congress, pro-Nehru media. How many Indians have heard about the Marichjhapi massacre ,of Dalit and low caste refugees from Bangladesh , by the Communist govt. of West Bengal -CM, Jyoti Basu, in 1979 after luring them from Dandakaranya camps ? Now the media and our secular liberals ensure that only the Gujarat riots are kept fresh in our memories. Even the Sikh genocide of 1984 is a forgotten story !
Nehru Indira and congi cult did every horrible thing to keep power for 70years now they are feeling insecure because every genocide is comming to light
At the forefront of this massacre of Chitpavsn Brahmins were Marathas who claim to be kshtrayiyas – warriors, descendants of Shivaji Maharaj. Their descendants include the NCP clan, Sambhaji brigade etc whose hatred for brahmins is extreme. These same Marathas are asking for reservation while belonging to the biggest, politically most powerful and the wealthiest class in Maharashtra.
Hatred against Brahmins is still going peak till the date and we as a society failed to protect our fellow citizens, woke supreme courts watching silently or ignoring this hatred against one minor community and not doing justice while communists, left radicals are ripping off the peaceful Hindus. Remember if Hindus don’t take a stand for them, no one in this world will come for their rescue and communists, left radicals will continue to peddle the lies. It’s the grand plan of radical left wing.
Congress party has committed more atrocities upon the Hindus, we can call their rule as the continuation of Mughal-British rule. The list of assassinations and genocides by Congress is too long to mention which include political murders by Indira Gandhi beginning with LB Shastri to LN Mishra (the Railway Minister). This was immediately followed by anti-Sikh riots. In fact, their blood-soaked hands remained hidden under their fair exterior.