On 5th November 1949, Nathuram’s family members filed a mercy petition with the then Governor-general C Gopalachari without informing him. They knew that Nathuram was strongly against seeking any kind of mercy. After the judgement of the High Court, Nathuram had rejected a similar offer from the Law Minister, Dr. Ambedkar and Gandhi’s son Ramdas who had had offered to commute his death sentence if he had appealed for mercy. But, as Nathuram had no regret for his actions, he never wanted mercy from anyone.
