Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on 30th January, 1948. This sad news was announced on the radio by Jawaharlal Nehru in the following words : “Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere. I do not know what to tell you and how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the ‘Father of the Nation’ is no more.”
