Police arrest six Hindu Mahasabha members for celebrating Nathuram Godse's birth anniversary in Surat
FirstpostSix activists of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha were arrested for allegedly celebrating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse at a temple in Surat’s Limbayat area on Sunday, police said. Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma told PTI, “During the celebration of Godse’s birth anniversary, these Hindu Mahasabha members lit up diyas around Godse’s photo, exchanged sweets and sang bhajans in the temple premise. Further, in a memorandum to the district administration, Babubhai Rayka, president of the Surat Congress unit, alleged that the event was “intentionally” held at a temple “to divide society and incite those who are followers of Gandhi” and asked for the Hindu Mahasabha members to be driven out of the city, The Indian Express’ report said. Meanwhile, a similar incident was reported in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh where Hindu Mahasabha members celebrated Godse’s 109th birthday by organising a ‘havan’, as per a report by The New Indian Express.