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dire tragedy in his eyes. Gandhi stood almost alone in urging tolerance and the preserva-
tion of a single India, and his work on behalf of members of all communities drew resent-
ment from some Hindu hardliners. On his way to a prayer meeting in Delhi on 30 January
1948, he was assassinated by a Hindu zealot.
In 21st-century India, Mahatma Gandhi continues to be an iconic figure and is still
widely revered as the 'Father of the Nation'.
In 1997 KR Narayanan became India's president, the first member of the lowest Hindu caste (the Dalits;
formerly known as Untouchables) to hold the position.
