Tiranga rally held in UP with Godse's picture

LUCKNOW: The Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha staged a Tiranga Yatra in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Monday with a photograph of Nathuram Godse atop a vehicle.

After a video clip of the yatra went viral on social media, many came out criticising Hindu Mahasabha.

"We had organised a Tiranga Yatra on Independence Day and the rally travelled across the district. All prominent Hindu leaders participated in it. We had put up photographs of several revolutionaries and Godse was one of them." Hindu Mahasabha leader Yogendra Varma said.

He further said that Godse was compelled to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi only because of his policies.

"Godse fought his own case and the government should make public all that he said in court. The government does not want the people to know why Gandhi was assassinated. Some of the policies of Gandhi were anti-Hindu. During partition, 30 lakh Hindus and Muslims were killed and Gandhi was responsible for this," he said.

"Just like some believe Gandhi to be their inspiration, we have similar feelings for Godse," he added.