RSS

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat, has been admitted to the Kingsway Hospital in Nagpur after testing positive for COVID-19. Bhagwat had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 9. Notably, he, along with RSS General Secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, was administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on March 7 at Nagpur's National Cancer Hospital. The RSS tweeted, "He is currently having common symptoms... and… read-more

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) elected Dattatreya Hosabale as its 'Sarkaryawah' (General Secretary) on March 20. Replacing the incumbent 73-year-old Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi, Hosabale will head the position for a term of three years. Earlier, Hosabale was the 'Sah-Sarakaryavah' (Joint General Secretary) of the faction. Born in Karnataka's Shivamogga, the 65-year-old is a post graduate in English literature. Besides, he was initially… read-more

Bhopal's district administration on January 17 imposed a curfew in three areas after a construction work was initiated by an RSS-linked trust on a disputed land. After receiving SDM’s order in its favour, the trust had started constructing boundary around the 20,000 sq ft disputed plot, which has been claimed as a graveyard by MP Waqf Board. The curfew was imposed in Teela Jamalpura, Hanumanganj and Gautam Nagar police stations' areas.

Acknowledging the complaints from various members, a parliamentary panel has called the Education Ministry to deliberate over certain reforms in the school books. The reforms, which are long-standing demands of the BJP and RSS members, aim to remove "unhistorical facts" and "distortions" from the books and also curtail overemphasis over medieval history. The proposed meeting on January 13 will zoom in on inclusion of "proportionate references… read-more

RSS' associate Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged its subsidiaries -  Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini - to aware Hindu families on Love Jihad. VHP spokesperson has said the faction will be more cautious to prevent such acts in future while helping the victims. Besides, it will also distribute awareness literature among Hindu families. However, VHP stated they are not against the inter-religious marriages unless there is a forceful conversion… read-more