In an open four-page letter addressed to the people of Bengal late Saturday, CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP and RSS were plotting to incite riots in the state and trying to create divisions through false propaganda. She appealed to all to maintain peace and not fall into this “dangerous trap”, doing so against the…
NEW DELHI: Calling the BJP-RSS “enemies” of Ambedkar, and stating that Ambedkar had blamed V D Savarkar for his election defeat in 1952, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said PM Modi should read the letter that the framer of the Constitution wrote to his friend about his defeat. He said RSS-BJP only pay lip service to…
NAGPUR: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed RSS as ‘modern akshyavat (indestructible banyan tree)’ of India’s eternal culture and invoked the vision of its founders, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Madhav Sadashivrao Golwarkar, for completing his govt’s mission of ‘Viksit Bharat‘.Addressing a gathering at the foundation-laying ceremony of Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre, an eye hospital dedicated…
RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale (PTI) NEW DELHI: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday said that people with an “invader mindset” pose a threat to India. He questioned the glorification of historical figures like Mughal emperor Aurangzeb while icons like his brother Dara Shikoh, who promoted social harmony, remain overlooked.“If there are people with…
BENGALURU: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday called for an urgent international intervention to stop violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, warning that the community faces an existential crisis in that country. Calling for global solidarity, it also urged the United Nations and the international community to pressure Bangladesh to halt the…
NEW DELHI: Former Bihar minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav is facing massive backlash from all quarters for his “dance or be suspended” remark to a policeman during Holi celebrations. On Saturday, he accused BJP, RSS, and media of politicising the festival and spreading hatred.“Don’t mind, it’s Holi… Even this festival…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin Tuesday described the National Education Policy (NEP) a “destructive plan of Nagpur” (referring to the RSS headquarters) and said DMK will never accept it.“Instead of bringing students into education, the NEP’s action plan is to push students out of it. I have already said that even if you…
NEW DELHI: Rekha Gupta has joined a growing band of BJP members who have risen through the ranks of RSS-affiliated outfit Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad to hold key positions in govt and the party. For her to be chosen from a crowded field of CM aspirants would have been gratifying in any case, but now…
Mohan Bhagwat (File photo) TALIT (BURDWAN): Diversity is intrinsic to India’s existence and reflected in its culture of embracing pluralism, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said at an event in Bengal’s Burdwan on Sunday.“Indian civilisation is ancient. Every community has its character. Hindus know it and accept that. They know that our pluralist character is a…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday participated in the DMK student wing protest against the UGC draft rules.Addressing the gathering, the Congress leader reiterated his attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) continuous attempt to “eradicate histories” saying, “I have been saying now…
