Pooja Shakun Pandey, the 'judge' of the country¡¯s first ¡®Hindu Court¡¯ has courted controversy by saying she would have killed Mahatma Gandhi if she was born ahead of Nathuram Godse.
Accusing Gandhi of dividing India, Pandey a leader of All-India Hindu Mahasabha (AIHM) blamed the father of the nation for the murder of Hindus during partition.
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¡°If I was born before Godse, I would have killed Gandhi with my own hands. He was responsible for the division of India and killings of several lakh of Hindus during Partition. I will murder anyone who talked about further division of the country,¡± she said.
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The controversial Hindutva leader has also issued a threat to ¡®those who follow the path of Mahatma Gandhi¡¯ saying? they would meet the same fate as the Father of the Nation.
The Hindu Mahasabha, of which Gandhiji's killer Nathuram Godse was a member had set up a Kangaroo court in Meerut earlier this month much like the Sharia courts and appointed Pandey, who was a professor of Mathematics as its first 'judge'. According to the outfit, the Hindu Court will hear and settle 'cases' between members of the community.