How Did Nathuram Godse Turn into a “Patriot”?

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For the BJP, the 2019 Lok Sabha elections have been more about a throwback to the past than addressing the present. Recently BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya made an inflammatory statement and said Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse was a "patriot".

In this Big Story podcast we look at why is Godse even a part of our current politics, what triggered Pragya’s comment, how is it linked to the “hindu terror” and how a lot of fringe ideas have become mainstream in this campaign.

So, how did an assassin turn into a ‘patriot’ all of a sudden? Tune in to The Big Story for more!