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On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a former RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) activist, Nathuram Godse. He shot him because he felt that Gandhi was too respectful towards Muslims. As a punishment for this he was hanged.
We can say that Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 31 January 1948 ref. Book history of India by H.V Shreenivasa Murthy page number 4 [1]
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