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A day after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) criticized the commemoration of Nathuram Godse’s death anniversary as ' Balidan Diwas ', the Hindu Mahasabha (HM), which celebrated the event, lashed out at the Sangh and termed its members ‘traitors’.Ashok Sharma, national vice-president of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), told TOI, “The RSS is the biggest traitor that has betrayed not only the country but also the Hindus. Few are aware of the fact that the Hindu Mahasabha (HM) was the parent body of RSS. But, after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, RSS leaders severed all ties with the Hindu Mahasabha and joined hands with Nehru and tried to distance themselves from Gandhi's killing. These are the real traitors who abandoned the HM when it was being persecuted for killing Gandhi., RSS ideologue M S Vaidya had said in Nagpur, “I don’t know which organization it is. But I am against honouring and giving respect to Nathuram Godse. He is a murderer.”Directing its vitriol at the Sangh, Sharma said, “Even today, the RSS is only concerned with power grabbing, and its offshoot, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has done nothing to save Hindu honour.” He said it was ironic that today the Hindu Mahasabha is considered part of the saffron brigade. "Let me tell you, we have nothing to do with the BJP or any other offshoots of RSS. Time is not far when we will start exposing the RSS gradually and show how it played with the sentiments of Hindus to grab power,” Sharma said.The 79-year-old leader added, “The BJP and the RSS have only used the anti-Muslim stance to garner votes. It hijacked issues started by the Hindu Mahasabha. For instance, it was the Hindu Mahasabha that put Lord Rama’s idol in the Babri mosque on December 22, 1949. Even in police reports, the Hindu Mahasabha has been indicted for doing the same. Where was the BJP, Jana Sangh or RSS at that time?"To commemorate November 15, the day Godse was hanged, as ‘Balidan Divas’, members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabhalaunched a website, calling it “Nathuram Godse - The Real Forgotten Hero”,morning. The website, members say, has been launched to inform the general public about the “good deeds” that Godse indulged in. Members of the Hindu Mahasabha also conducted havan at 120 of its offices to mark Balidan Divas.