RSS Chief Bhagwat Defends Not-Registered Status in Bengaluru Talk
RSS Chief Bhagwat Defends Not-Registered Status in Bengaluru Talk
Mohan Bhagwat questions the need for registration, cites past bans, and urges Hindu unity during a Bengaluru event.
In Bengaluru, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed a gathering on the organisation's legal status, reiterating that the RSS's goal is to organise Hindu society for the nation's glory rather than to seek political power.
He argued that many things are not registered, including Hindu dharma itself, and pointed to the RSS's history of bans — three times in the past — as evidence that the government has recognised its presence.
Asked about whether the RSS should have registered under British rule in 1925, he said the question is moot in hindsight, noting that post-independence the government did not make registration compulsory. On its tax status, he claimed the income tax department and courts have noted RSS as a body of individuals and exempted it from tax.
He defined Hindu as all Indians, insisting there is no Ahindu in India and that the organisation's work is to strengthen Hindu society and the country.
The remarks come amid political friction as Karnataka's Congress government has challenged the RSS in its use of public spaces, underscoring tensions between the party and the organisation.
With the RSS marking a century since its founding, Bhagwat urged unity among Hindus while emphasising that the group's mission centers on national service rather than political power.
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