 During his school days, he highly respected Gandhi.Godse dropped out of high school and became an activist with Hindu nationalist organisations Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (National Volunteer Organisation) and Hindu Mahasabha, although the exact dates of his membership are uncertain.Godse joined RSS in Sangli (Maharashtra) in 1932 as a "boudhik karyawah" (ground worker), and simultaneously remained a member of the Hindu Mahasabha, both right wing organisations.