‘Godse attended RSS event in Karnataka before killing Mahatma Gandhi’

Bengaluru, Sept 30: In an embarrassment to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, freedom fighter H S Doreswamy on Sunday revealed that Nathuram Godse had visited Karnataka to attend an event of RSS in Bengaluru, about a fortnight before he killed Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948.

“Godse stayed at the reception committee chairman’s house,” the 101-year-old Gandhian said. Doreswamy was speaking at a function during the release of ‘Gandhi Kathana’, penned by writer DS Nagabhushana.

“After Gandhi was assassinated, RSS people started saying they don’t have any association with Godse. However, there is evidence to prove that Godse belonged to RSS,” said Doreswamy.

Elaborating on Gandhi’s intention to dissolve the Congress after independence, Doreswamy said, “It was true, but his plan was to form a team called Lok Seva Dal to monitor and correct those in power. Instead of talking about that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps harping on Gandhi wanting to dissolve the Congress.”