Bengaluru, June 21 -- A sharp political controversy erupted on Sunday after the incumbent Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad referred to Nathuram Godse as "India's first terrorist" during his first major address after taking charge, turning a historical reference into a fresh political flashpoint between the Congress and BJP.
The remark, made in his first address after taking charge as KPCC president at the party's 'Sankalpa Samavesha' in Bengaluru, quickly emerged as the most debated takeaway from Hariprasad's speech, eclipsing his organisational pitch and broader criticism of the BJP and RSS.
Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, remains one of the most contested figures in India's political di...