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Indian freedom fighter (1922–2021)

V. Kalyanam
Born(1922-08-15)15 August 1922
Shimla, Punjab, British India
Died4 May 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 98)
Chennai, India

V. Kalyanam (15 August 1922 – 4 May 2021) was an Indian freedom fighter and was Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary during the last few years of Gandhi's life (1943–48). He joined the freedom struggle during Quit India Movement in 1942, and then worked with Gandhi till Gandhi's assassination. Kalyanam was just behind Gandhi when Nathuram Godse fired the shots. According to Kalyanam, Gandhi died instantly after being shot and never uttered "Hey Ram" as his last words. He was the first to inform Nehru and Patel about Gandhi's death.

Kalyanam later worked as Edwina Mountbatten's secretary in London. He returned a few years later and then worked for C. Rajagopalachari and Jayaprakash Narayan.

Kalyanam criticized Congress Party for forgetting the legacy of Gandhi. He said Gandhi wanted to dissolve the party which had started becoming corrupt. He even said that Jawaharlal Nehru was responsible for corruption in India.

Kalyanam joined the Aam Aadmi Party's Chennai wing Inauguration in 2014, which was portrayed as if he had joined the party.

He died of age-related ailments on May 4, 2021.

References

  1. "It was more a Village than a City". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary V Kalyanam hails Narendra Modi's 'Swachch Bharat'". The Economic Times.
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  4. ^ "rediff.com: Mahatma Gandhi's secretary V Kalyanam recalls his days with the Father of the Nation".
  5. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi : Last Day / Last Hours".
  6. "V Kalyanam, Mahatma Gandhi's ex- personal secretary joins AAP". www.oneindia.com.
  7. "Gandhiji's PS Slams Godse Statue Plan". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015.
  8. Mini Muringatheri. "Gandhiji would have begun a revolution". The Hindu.
  9. "Nehru is responsible for corruption today". The New Indian Express.
  10. "Mahatma Gandhi's ex-secretary joins AAP". The Times of India.
  11. Yogesh Kabirdoss (4 May 2021). "V Kalyanam, Gandhiji's last personal secretary, dies in Chennai | Chennai News". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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