DK slams Hindu outfit paying tribute to Godse

MADURAI: Members of the Dravidar Kazhagam staged a protest in

Madurai

on Saturday condemning the Hindu

Mahasabha

for paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin

Nathuram Godse

and another accused Narayan Apte in Madhya Pradesh on January 31.

The Hindu Mahasabha observed the day as ‘Godse-Apte Smriti Diwas’ and also reportedly awarded ‘Godse-Apte Bharat Ratna’ to Kalicharan Maharaj. Maharaj and four leaders of the Mahasabha were arrested in December last year for making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi during a Dharma Sansad held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

“Such celebration of Godse, who is the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, by an organisation is highly condemnable. Further, it is a disrespect to Mahatma Gandhi especially on the day of his death anniversary.,” said Muruganantham, secretary, Madurai city, Dravidar Kazhagam.