Reconsider attending RSS event, Assam Congress chief asks Pranab Mukherjee
6 years, 7 months ago

Reconsider attending RSS event, Assam Congress chief asks Pranab Mukherjee

India Today  

The leader of the Indian National Congress party's Assam unit has asked former President Pranab Mukherjee to reconsider his decision to attend a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh event on Thursday. Bora, a Rajya Sabha MP, also notes that Mukherjee, a former Congressman who was elected India's thirteenth president in 2012, is "at present a non-political person". The Congress leader claimed Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi, was an "RSS cadre", and that he assassinated the freedom fighter due to "this ideological conflict on secularism." Inputs from agencies FULL TEXT | Ripun Bora's letter to Pranab Mukherjee Both photos above: Twitter/@ani WATCH | Pranab Mukherjee accepts RSS invite; Congress left red-faced

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‘Rahul’s bhakt-chelas who call my father sanghi’: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha slams Congress, brother Abhijit
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Rahul’s bhakt-chelas who call my father sanghi’: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha slams Congress, brother Abhijit

Live Mint  

Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, has once again slammed the Congress party and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi amid the row over memorial for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who passed away last week. By their convoluted logic, Rahul then should be seen as his accomplice,” Mukherjee wrote on X. Mukherjee fresh remarks come days after …

Political situation and party benefit will decide next Maharashtra CM: BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde
2 months, 1 week ago

Political situation and party benefit will decide next Maharashtra CM: BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde

The Hindu  

The BJP will consider the political situation and long-term party benefit when deciding on Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister, if the ruling Mahayuti is voted back to power in the upcoming Assembly election, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said on Wednesday, pointing to the Bihar example for the BJP’s rationale. Promoting local leaders “The wind is blowing in Mahayuti’s direction,” …

'RSS backs reservations': Mohan Bhagwat amid BJP vs Congress poll battle over quota row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'RSS backs reservations': Mohan Bhagwat amid BJP vs Congress poll battle over quota row

India TV News  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, while addressing an event, made it clear that the Sangh Parivar never opposed reservations extended to certain groups. Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP, RSS Congress leader Rahul has been on a streak to attack the BJP and RSS over a range of issues, including reservation. Gandhi recently in Wayanad, accused the BJP and …

Rahul Gandhi's Denied Temple Visit Sparks Controversy in Assam
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi's Denied Temple Visit Sparks Controversy in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Nagaon: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday who arrived at the Batadrava Than, the birthplace of revered Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in Assam, took a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he was denied permission to enter the shrine. Amid a war of words with the Assam Chief Minister over 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Congress leaders including Rahul …

Batadrava Than in Assam asks Rahul Gandhi to not visit the shrine during Pran Pratishtha ceremony
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Batadrava Than in Assam asks Rahul Gandhi to not visit the shrine during Pran Pratishtha ceremony

Op India  

On 21st January, the management of Batadrava Than in Assam requested Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to reschedule his visit to the Shrine on 22 January which was scheduled during the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The request by the Satra to Rahul Gandhi to reschedule the visit after Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma slammed the …

Himachal Pradesh Congress minister Vikramaditya Singh to attend Ram Mandir consecration ceremony
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh Congress minister Vikramaditya Singh to attend Ram Mandir consecration ceremony

Op India  

After the Congress party denied an invitation to the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22nd January, citing it as a BJP-RSS event, a minister in the Congress government of Himachal Pradesh indicated that he would attend the Pran Pratishtha event and fulfil his ‘putra Dharam’. Vikramaditya Singh stated that he will be attending the ‘Pran Prathistha’ event at …

On Cong declining Ram Mandir event invite, BJP invokes Nehru
1 year ago

On Cong declining Ram Mandir event invite, BJP invokes Nehru

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday slammed the Congress after it declined the invitation to attend the Ayodhya Ram temple's ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony on January 22. Invoking India's first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said,"This is Nehru's Congress, this is not Gandhi's Congress. The BJP has lashed out at the Congress after it announced that party …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Sattradhikars heads of Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam
1 year ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Sattradhikars heads of Vaishnavite monasteries in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is on a three-day visit to Assam, on Thursday visited the river island Majuli where he had meeting with ‘Sattradhikars’---heads of Vaishnavite monasteries. Informing that Mr Bhagwat had discussions on a number of issues, including religious conversions, with the tribal people and the heads of several vaishnavite monasteries during his stay, sources …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hails Pranab Mukherjee
1 year, 3 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hails Pranab Mukherjee

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that in his first meeting with the late former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, the latter had asked him how the world could teach India about unity in diversity when India’s own Constitution was secular. Mr. Bhagwat said that he had prepared fully to meet Mukherjee in 2018 when the issue …

RSS steps into Rahul Gandhi row, says Congress MP should speak more responsibly
1 year, 10 months ago

RSS steps into Rahul Gandhi row, says Congress MP should speak more responsibly

India TV News  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday stepped into ongoing controversy around Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's remarks on democracy saying Gandhi should speak more responsibly. RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said that Gandhi should speak more responsibly and see the reality of the Sangh's acceptance in society. Responding to questions on Gandhi's remarks in the UK, the RSS leader said, "Those who …

Have to be beheaded before visiting RSS office: Rahul Gandhi | WATCH
1 year, 11 months ago

Have to be beheaded before visiting RSS office: Rahul Gandhi | WATCH

India TV News  

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he will have to be beheaded before going to a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Rahul Gandhi said this in a presser in Punjab's Hoshiarpur as his Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the state. Rahul further accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing all institutions in the country, and claimed there …

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi
3 years ago

Saint addressing Raipur Dharam Sansad praises Godse for killing Gandhi

India Today  

A ‘Dharam Sansad’ or religious assembly held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur triggered a row after Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj hailed Nathuram Godse for killing Mahatma Gandhi. The Raipur Dharam Sansad was held just days after a religious assembly in Haridwar made headlines over provocative and communal speeches made by Hindu religious leaders against minority communities during the event. Speaking at …

Rahul Gandhi's knowledge and concept of Hindu, Hindutva very poor: RSS leader Indresh Kumar
3 years ago

Rahul Gandhi's knowledge and concept of Hindu, Hindutva very poor: RSS leader Indresh Kumar

India TV News  

Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on Hindu and Hindutvavadis and said his knowledge and concept on the subject is "very poor." Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, the RSS national executive member also slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his comments on Prime …

Pranab Mukherjee 86th birth anniversary: Interesting facts about the former Indian President
3 years, 1 month ago

Pranab Mukherjee 86th birth anniversary: Interesting facts about the former Indian President

Firstpost  

Pranab Mukherjee, the esteemed political leader, was the go-to man of the Congress party in times of crises and played a crucial role in political issues such as the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement The birth anniversary of the 13th President of India, Pranab Mukherjee is observed on 11 December. The esteemed political leader was the go-to man of the Congress …

In replacing Dilip Ghosh with Sukanta Majumdar as Bengal chief, the BJP has reached out to RSS and 'Bhadralok' in one move
3 years, 3 months ago

In replacing Dilip Ghosh with Sukanta Majumdar as Bengal chief, the BJP has reached out to RSS and 'Bhadralok' in one move

Firstpost  

Like many BJP office bearers, Dilip Ghosh too was an RSS man. However, his relationship with the RSS deteriorated over time It was the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the 2021 Bengal Assembly elections that sealed the fate of the then state unit chief Dilip Ghosh. Many turncoats, who had jumped ship before polls, have already left the BJP and …

RSS top brass unhappy with Modi, Yogi handling of second wave
3 years, 7 months ago

RSS top brass unhappy with Modi, Yogi handling of second wave

The Hindu  

On May 23, a high-power meeting oftop leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party was held in New Delhi. It was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, the BJP president, Sunil Bansal, the party’s organisation secretary for Uttar Pradesh, and Dattatreya Hosabale, the RSS general secretary. Citing this fact, media …

PM Modi attends crucial BJP, RSS meet on UP election strategy year before polls
3 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi attends crucial BJP, RSS meet on UP election strategy year before polls

India Today  

The BJP has started work on the party’s election strategy for the assembly election in Uttar Pradesh amidst concerns that the handling of the Covid-19 crisis could have an adverse impact on the party’s prospects in the crucial poll next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reportedly attended a meeting of the BJP …

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?
3 years, 11 months ago

Martyrs' Day: Who Was Nathuram Godse, the Man Who Killed Gandhi?

News 18  

Nathuram Vinayak Godse was a nationalist who assassinated Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on January 30, 1948, when Gandhi Ji visited the then Birla House in New Delhi for a prayer meeting. Godse joined as a ground-level worker of RSS who later had become the editor of a Marathi daily called Agrani – Hindu Rashtra, in which Hindu Mahasabha leader, Vinayak Damodar …

Pranab Mukherjee didn’t believe in political untouchability: RSS chief
4 years, 4 months ago

Pranab Mukherjee didn’t believe in political untouchability: RSS chief

Live Mint  

Condoling the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday described him as a "guide" for the Sangh and said he didn't believe in political untouchability. Mukherjee was an able administrator who kept national interest supreme, Bhagwat said in a joint statement along with RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi. In his speech, Mukherjee had warned …

How Pranab Da, Perpetual No.2 in Many Congress Govts, Finally Stepped Ahead of PM in Protocol
4 years, 4 months ago

How Pranab Da, Perpetual No.2 in Many Congress Govts, Finally Stepped Ahead of PM in Protocol

News 18  

The summers of 2012 in Delhi was unusually hot and humid. She walked out to a posse of cameras waiting outside to announce that she has been informed by the Congress that finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is party’s first choice for the President’s post, followed by Vice President Hamid Ansari. Later in the evening, Banerjee drove down to SP President …

Former President Pranab Mukherjee Dies at 84, Funeral in Delhi Today Amid Covid-19 Protocol
4 years, 4 months ago

Former President Pranab Mukherjee Dies at 84, Funeral in Delhi Today Amid Covid-19 Protocol

News 18  

Former president Pranab Mukherjee, statesman, scholar and one of India’s most respected leaders across the political spectrum, died on Monday evening following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments. As condolences poured in for India’s 13th president, who served as the country’s first citizen from 2012 to 2017, President Ram Nath Kovind described Mukherjee’s demise as the passing of an era. …

Veteran RSS ideologue P Parameswaran dies at 91
4 years, 11 months ago

Veteran RSS ideologue P Parameswaran dies at 91

India TV News  

P Parameswaran, one of the senior-most ideologue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and former leader of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, passed away in the early hours of Sunday, Sangh Parivar sources said. The founder director of the Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram took his last breath at 12.10 am while undergoing Ayurvedic treatment at Ottappalam in Kerala's Palakkad district, according to …

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her
5 years, 1 month ago

BJP MP Pragya Thakur demands FIR against Congress MLA over threat to burn her

India TV News  

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur reached a police station here on Saturday night, demanding that a case be registered against a Congress MLA who had threatened to "burn" her over her remarks about Nathuram Godse. Thakur was at Kamla Nehru police station here and officials were holding a discussion with her, a senior police official said. Congress MLA from Biaora …

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage
5 years, 1 month ago

Day after Pragya Singh calls Nathuram Godse a 'patriot' in Lok Sabha, BJP removes MP from parliamentary panel on defence after Opposition outrage

Firstpost  

The Congress took strong objection to Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks and lashed out at the ‘deplorable hate politics’ of the BJP Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to include Pragya Singh Thakur’s removal from the consultative committee of the defence ministry, a day after she made the controversial comments in Parliament. Following scathing criticism from the Opposition, BJP axed …

Sadhvi Pragya out of defence panel after calling Nathuram Godse a patriot, fired from BJP soon?
5 years, 1 month ago

Sadhvi Pragya out of defence panel after calling Nathuram Godse a patriot, fired from BJP soon?

India Today  

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has been removed from a key parliamentary panel a day after she described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, Nathuram Godse, as a "patriot" during Lok Sabha proceedings. Not only has Pragya Thakur been axed from the Consultative Committee on Defence -- she was appointed only eight days ago -- but she can't attend BJP parliamentary party meetings during …

Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur and the power of controversy

India Today  

If there is an elected representative who has maintained political relevance through controversy and not through work as a lawmaker, it is most certainly Bhopal BJP MP Pragya Thakur. The Malegaon blast accused, who defeated former MP chief minister Digvijaya Singh by over 3.64 lakh votes in the previous LS elections, Thakur has regularly remained in the news for provocative …

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Take Action Against Pragya Thakur for Godse Remark in Parliament, Kamal Nath Tells BJP

News 18  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday asked the BJP to take action against its Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur for referring to Mahatma Gandhis assassin Nathuram Godse as a 'deshbhakt'. The BJP MP from Bhopal referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, triggering a protest …

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur Again Refers To Nathuram Godse As 'Deshbhakt' - This Time In Lok Sabha

ABP News  

New Delhi: BJP member Pragya Thakur referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in Lok Sabha, triggering a protest by opposition members. When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi during a discussion on the Special Protection Group Bill, Thakur interrupted and said, "You cannot give …

Pragya Thakur Refers to Nathuram Godse as 'Deshbhakt' in Lok Sabha, Opposition Attacks BJP
5 years, 1 month ago

Pragya Thakur Refers to Nathuram Godse as 'Deshbhakt' in Lok Sabha, Opposition Attacks BJP

News 18  

New Delhi: BJP MP Pragya Thakur again referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt", this time during a debate in the Lok Sabha, triggering a protest by opposition members. "According to Pragya Thakur, she has not said anything about or supported Nathuram Godse, she was only talking about Udham Singh, the revolutionary who killed General Dyer," said …

LS Speaker expunges Sadhvi Pragya's deshbhakt remark about Nathuram Godse
5 years, 1 month ago

LS Speaker expunges Sadhvi Pragya's deshbhakt remark about Nathuram Godse

India Today  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday expunged BJP member Pragya Thakur remark, in which she referred to Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" during a debate in the House, triggering a protest by opposition members. When DMK member A Raja cited a statement of Godse on why he killed Mahatma Gandhi during a discussion on the Special …

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt
5 years, 1 month ago

Congress flays BJP after Pragya Singh Thakur calls Nathuram Godse deshbhakt

India Today  

BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur has once again stirred up a controversy with her remarks on Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "Repeatedly referring to Nathuram Godse as a "deshbhakt" is a perfect representation of BJP's deplorable hate politics. Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala also slammed Pragya Singh Thakur on the remark. He tweeted, "The country is celebrating …

Top RSS brass camping in Delhi ahead of Ayodhya verdict
5 years, 2 months ago

Top RSS brass camping in Delhi ahead of Ayodhya verdict

India TV News  

Top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaders, except its chief Mohan Bhagwat, have reached the national capital ahead of the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case, expected by November 17. RSS General Secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Joint General Secretary Krishna Gopal, Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, All India Publicity Head Arun Kumar and others are camping at its headquarters …

RSS now keen to develop young leaders
5 years, 6 months ago

RSS now keen to develop young leaders

India TV News  

With most senior leaders in the BJP having retired from active politics, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is now looking towards building a new leadership. Later this month, the RSS will be holding camps in Uttar Pradesh to discuss ways to identify and groom young leaders. According to a senior RSS functionary in Lucknow, the first camp in this regard will …

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP, RSS are not 'God-Ke Lovers' but 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP over its leaders making controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, saying the BJP and the RSS are not "God-ke Lovers" but "God-se Lovers". The Pandora's box opened on Thursday with BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur lauding Godse as a …

Godse row: BJP issues clarification, disciplinary committee to seek explanation for controversial statements
5 years, 7 months ago

Godse row: BJP issues clarification, disciplinary committee to seek explanation for controversial statements

Op India  

Facing severe flak for the controversial remarks made by its leaders, the BJP president Amit Shah came out in defence of his party claiming that the tendentious remarks made by its leaders were their personal opinions and they do not reflect party’s stand on the matter. इन लोगों ने अपने बयान वापिस लिए हैं और माफ़ी भी मांगी है। फिर …

Nathuram Godse would have been happy with this debate, Anantkumar Hegde tweets, then says account hacked
5 years, 7 months ago

Nathuram Godse would have been happy with this debate, Anantkumar Hegde tweets, then says account hacked

India Today  

Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde on Friday jumped into the ongoing controversy on Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin, saying after seven decades he would be happy with the debate. A day after the Opposition called out Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for calling Nathuram Godse a patriot, Anant Kumar Hegde said, "Time to assert and move away from being apologetic! Chowkidar …

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse 'deshbhakt', BJP condemns statement
5 years, 8 months ago

Sadhvi Pragya calls Godse 'deshbhakt', BJP condemns statement

The Quint  

Bhopal, May 16 Triggering a new controversy, BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Thursday called Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a "deshbhakt", triggering an immediate denunciation from her own party. The Sadhvi's comments came in reaction to noted actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan's recent statement calling Godse the first Hindu terrorist of …

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh allows RSS events to run from his UP home
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh allows RSS events to run from his UP home

Hindustan Times  

Rajya Sabha MP and expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has reached out to Rashtriya Seva Bharati, an offshoot of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to carry out their social work projects from his ancestral property in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh. While Singh did not respond to questions, a person aware of the developments said, Singh wanted the property, which is lying unused …

Opinion | Is Mohan Bhagwat steering RSS in a new direction?
6 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Is Mohan Bhagwat steering RSS in a new direction?

Live Mint  

Mohan Bhagwat’s visit to New Delhi has provided another opportunity to analysts who want to spice up debates on television. For the first time in India’s history, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the RSS’s political arm, is leading the National Democratic Alliance that has governments in 18 states. The dream that Keshav Baliram Hedgewar first nurtured in Nagpur on 27 September …

RSS lecture series: Mohan Bhagwat to focus on issues of national importance on day 2, after seeking to clarify Sangh's ideology
6 years, 3 months ago

RSS lecture series: Mohan Bhagwat to focus on issues of national importance on day 2, after seeking to clarify Sangh's ideology

Firstpost  

Mohan Bhagwat’s lecture on day two of the RSS event will begin at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, but people are eagerly awaiting Wednesday, when he will take questions from the special invitees. On day two of the event, scheduled to begin at 5.30 pm on Tuesday, Bhagwat will present the RSS’ perspective on various issues of national importance. An RSS …

In rare praise, Mohan Bhagwat talks about Congress's role in independence
6 years, 3 months ago

In rare praise, Mohan Bhagwat talks about Congress's role in independence

India Today  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday launched an unprecedented outreach in a bid to allay apprehensions about its ideology. In his nearly 80-minute long speech on the first day of a three-day conclave, Bhagwat acknowledged the role played by the Congress in India's independence. The comments also assume significance as it is believed that the RSS had a …

Delhi: RSS to begin 3-day lecture series on Monday, top opposition leaders decide to stay away from event
6 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: RSS to begin 3-day lecture series on Monday, top opposition leaders decide to stay away from event

India TV News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is all geared up to hold a three-day lecture series in New Delhi from Monday, which is unlikely to be graced by top opposition leaders. With "Hindutva" as the central theme, the highlight will be talks to be delivered on all three days by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, presenting the Sangh's view on various contemporary issues …

Attending RSS event was Pranab Mukherjee's 'immaturity and stupidity', says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi
6 years, 4 months ago

Attending RSS event was Pranab Mukherjee's 'immaturity and stupidity', says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Firstpost  

Hyderabad: Taking his criticism for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a step further, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday slammed former President Pranab Mukherjee for attending an RSS event in the past. On being asked about RSS’s reported invitation to Congress president Rahul Gandhi to attend its event, Owaisi criticised Mukherjee and said, “After understanding the RSS ideology we …

Didn't receive any invitation for Rahul Gandhi to attend RSS event, BJP spreading 'fake news', says Congress
6 years, 4 months ago

Didn't receive any invitation for Rahul Gandhi to attend RSS event, BJP spreading 'fake news', says Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress party on Thursday denied having received any invitation from the RSS for its President Rahul Gandhi to attend a three-day lecture series and said the BJP-RSS have been spreading fake news. New Delhi: The Congress party on Thursday denied having received any invitation from the RSS for its President Rahul Gandhi to attend a three-day lecture series and …

'RSS is like poison': Congress leaders advice Rahul Gandhi not to accept organisation's invite for lecture
6 years, 4 months ago

'RSS is like poison': Congress leaders advice Rahul Gandhi not to accept organisation's invite for lecture

India TV News  

Senior leaders in the Congress have advised party president Rahul Gandhi against accepting invite from the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh for its three-day lecture series next month. During his recent Britain visit, Rahul Gandhi had compared RSS with the radical Muslim Brotherhod, which didn't go down well within the saffron organisation. The RSS had hit back at Rahul Gandhi saying the …

RSS likely to invite Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, other politicians to three-day conclave in Delhi in September: Reports
6 years, 4 months ago

RSS likely to invite Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, other politicians to three-day conclave in Delhi in September: Reports

Firstpost  

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh is likely to invite Congress president Rahul Gandhi to a three-day lecture series it has scheduled for 17 to 19 September, according to reports. Besides Rahul, the RSS is likely to invite several other Opposition leaders to the event at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan, CNN News 18 reported. RSS’ idea is similar to the idea of …

Rahul Gandhi cannot understand saffron outfit as he does not know India: RSS
6 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi cannot understand saffron outfit as he does not know India: RSS

India TV News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today slammed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for comparing RSS next to banned Islamic outfit Muslim Brotherhood durng his recent speech International Institute of Strategic Studies in London. Responding to the Congress chief's charges, the RSS prachar pramukh Arun Kumar said Gandhi is unaware about the "concept of Muslim brotherhood" and alleged that Congress chief cannot understand …

After Pranab Mukherjee, now Ratan Tata to share stage with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
6 years, 6 months ago

After Pranab Mukherjee, now Ratan Tata to share stage with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Op India  

Weeks after former President and one of the senior most Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee visited Nagpur to attend an RSS event with its chief Mohan Bhagwat, prominent business tycoon and former Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata expected to attend a meeting with Bhagwat as well. According to a report in the New Indian Express, Ratan Tata is scheduled to attend …

RSS talks about Mahatma Gandhi, but consider Nathuram Godse as idol: Rahul Gandhi
6 years, 6 months ago

RSS talks about Mahatma Gandhi, but consider Nathuram Godse as idol: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Amethi: RSS leaders talk about Mahatma Gandhi but follow Nathuram Godse, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi told party workers at Amethi on Wednesday as he accused the Hindutva organisation of trying to distort history. Attacking the BJP government's foreign policy, Rahul Gandhi said despite the contentious and sensitive issue of Doklam on the border, PM Modi had preferred sitting on a …

RSS steps in to help BJP as anger simmers in Jammu against party for 'surrendering' to PDP
6 years, 7 months ago

RSS steps in to help BJP as anger simmers in Jammu against party for 'surrendering' to PDP

Firstpost  

The declining popularity of BJP in Jammu has set off alarm bells in the RSS. It responded by appointing a hardcore RSS man and BJP member of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, Ravinder Raina, as the state president of BJP. Ravinder Raina, a hardcore RSS man and BJP member of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly, was made the …

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