Leading up to the centenary event, the sangh is also expected to hold a three-day national dialogue titled ‘100 Years of Sangh Yatra – New Horizons’ will be organised in Delhi from August 26 to 28. The event aims to reflect on the RSS’s journey over the past century and its vision for the future.
Sangh should not be dragged into political controversies as its identity has always been of a social and cultural organisation that remains focussed on "nation-building", RSS leader Sunil Ambekar said.
The framework, if implemented, may include recommendations to ensure transparency, define how welfare outcomes are monitored, and establish boundaries to prevent the misuse of data for electoral mobilisation.
Bhaiyyaji Joshi's remarks come amidst the VHP and Bajrang Dal's demand to remove the structure located in Maharashtra's Sambhaji Nagar.
Ambedkar visited an RSS 'shakha' (local unit) at Karad in Maharashtra's Satara district on January 2, 1940, where he also addressed the Sangh swayamsevaks and said he views the organisation with a sense of affinity.
During his speech, Mohan Bhagwat reiterated his call for social harmony and elaborated upon his idea of friendship between individuals and families among all sections of society.
Shettar is up against the BJP’s Mahesh Tenginkai, and also has to contend with federal Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President Jayaprakash Nadda and senior leader BL Santhosh, who are all heavily invested in Tenginkai’s campaign.
Khattar, a one-time pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), expressed happiness over the abrogation of the Article 370 by the BJP-led central government in August 2019 and said Jammu and Kashmir has come out of the terrorism phase and is now marching along on the path of development with rest of the country.
Speaking at the annual RSS Dussehra rally at the Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur, Bhagwat called for women empowerment and covered a wide range of issues, from ”Hindu Rashtra”, education, self-reliance to India’s help to crisis-hit Sri Lanka and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict during his more than 60-minute-long address.
In a notification issued on Thursday, DU Proctor Rajni Abbi warned that strict action will be taken against those whose posters and names are found pasted or painted on the walls on the campus. She said ”certain elements” are ”defacing” the walls on the campus.
In India, safeguarding domestic businesses has been Modi's priority. While government or RSS criticism of foreign businesses like Amazon and Monsanto is common, local businesses are rarely caught in the crossfire.
Sunil Ambekar, all-India publicity in-charge of RSS, said in a tweet on September 5 that Panchjanya is not mouthpiece of the RSS and the article or opinions expressed in it should not be linked with the Sangh. He also said Infosys has made seminal contribution in progress of the country
Describing reservation as a tool for "affirmative action", Hosabale said that reservation and reconciliation (between all sections of society) should go hand in hand.
Bhagwat further emphasised that no Muslim will face any loss due to the citizenship law.
The RSS has an unusual structure where the umbrella body oversees more than 100 affiliates dealing with diverse issues such as the economy, ex-servicemen, border areas, education, culture, charity, law, environment and social welfare with a focus on Hindu values and patriotism. A major difference from other organisations is a glass ceiling for married people.
Election of the senior-most RSS executive, the Sarkaryawah (general secretary), by members of the Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha is expected to take place on March 20. It is being seen as the most important outcome of the gathering.
The Oversight Board is an independent body set up by Facebook last year to look into hate speech and other undesirable content on the platform.
The play was performed at the School Day function, which saw Union Minister Sadananda Gowda, Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi and several Karnataka ministers as chief guests
We welcome the Supreme Court decision to accept the review Petition and refer the matter to a larger Constitutional Bench, RSS said in a tweet.
Trade ministers from 16 countries are trying this week to negotiate the terms of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in Beijing in a new effort to break down barriers in an area home to 45 percent of world population.
'We can't allow this to happen,' declared Ashwani Mahajan, the co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), the economic wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
He told his cadre at a party meet in Pune to start with door-to-door campaigning immediately, and not just ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
After presiding over the BJP with an iron fist for five years, Amit Shah might be looking at a top post in the Modi cabinet this time
During his annual Vijayadashmi speech in Nagpur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Thursday that the government should pave the way for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya by enacting a suitable law.
Bhagwat elucidated on the origin of the term 'Hindutva', saying it stands for patriotism, respecting ancestral glory and culture