Shahararren mai son rashin tashin hankali na ƙarni na 20 da kansa ya gamu da ƙarshen shi ta hanyar tashin hankali. Mahatma Gandhi wanda ya taka rawa wajen jagorantar fafutukar neman ‘yancin kai daga Biritaniya, ya yaba da raba yankin nahiyar zuwa wasu kasashe masu cin gashin kai na Indiya da Pakistan a watan Agustan 1947 a matsayin ‘mafi daukakar al’ummar Birtaniya.

An kashe Mahatma Gandhi a ranar 30 ga Janairun 1948 yana da shekaru 78. Wanda ya yi kisan gilla ya dauki Gandhi a matsayin wanda ya kasance mabambanta ga Musulmi a lokacin Rabewar Indiya na shekarar da ta gabata.

Mutumin da ya kashe shi mabiyin Hindutva ne – Hindu kishin kasa wanda ya so Indiya ta zama kasar Hindu kuma ya ki amincewa da ra’ayin Gandhi na Indiya a matsayin dimokuradiyya mai zaman kanta, mai yawan jama’a. (Indiya kusan kashi 80% na Hindu ne amma kuma tana da daya daga cikin manyan al’ummar musulmi a duniya, wanda ke da kusan kashi 14% na kasar, ko kuma kusan mutane miliyan 180.

Maharin ya harba harbi na hudu, da alama dai yana kokarin kashe kansa ne, sai dai wani Sajan na rundunar sojojin sama na Royal India dake tsaye tare da fizge hannunsa ya fizge bindigar. Sajan ya so ya harbe mutumin amma ‘yan sanda suka hana shi. Fusatattun jama’a ne suka fado kan mutumin suka yi masa bulala da sanduna, amma ‘yan sanda sun kama shi suka kai shi ofishin ‘yan sanda.