Congress played a major role in Independence, gave many leaders

Congress played a major role in Independence, gave many leaders Bhagwat says India's diversity must be respected, celebrated and it should not be a reason for any discord in society

Politic News : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not seek domination and is indifferent to who comes to power, the Hindutva organisation’s chief Mohan Bhagwat said Monday, as he launched an unprecedented outreach in a bid to allay apprehensions about its ideology.

In his nearly 80-minute speech on the first day of the three-day conclave, Bhagwat also asserted that RSS is “most democratic” and not dictatorial, insisting that it neither imposes its ideology nor remote-controls its various affiliates, apparently rejecting criticism that the BJP is controlled by it.

Almost all major Opposition parties gave the conclave “Bhavishya Ka Bharat - An RSS Perspective” a miss though the RSS had invited them, even as many BJP leaders, Union ministers, Bollywood actors, artists and academicians attended it.

Bhagwat also said India's diversity must be respected, celebrated and it should not be a reason for any discord in society as he extensively talked about evolution of the nearly nine-decade old RSS and its vision for an inclusive India.

Bhagwat insisted that "Hindutva binds us together and our vision of Hindutva is not to oppose or demean anyone".

The mega outreach programme comes at a time when the Congress-led opposition has been ramping up attacks on the RSS, accusing it of promoting divisive...Read more