The 78 year old father of nation was on his way to his daily evening prayer meeting in New Delhi got assassinated on 30 January 1948. He was accompanied by Manu and Abha, his grand-daughters. When he was walking along a youth came forward as if to seek his blessings. But he stood in front of Gandhi and fired three shots into his chest in quick succession. Gandhi fell, uttering the prayer, 'Rama, Rama.' Nathuram Godse, his assassin an RSS worker was angry on Gandhi in this way he salute the "author of Partition".