October 1, 2025

In a colorful speech full of passion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the stage at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 100th anniversary event in Delhi and spoke from the heart on a difficult topic: discrimination and untouchability in the Hindu community. Calling these issues a “big challenge,” PM Modi did not shy away from admitting these social evils persist for decades and are a serious problem. He showered praise on the RSS, calling it a shining example in fighting these challenges and building the nation. "Every leader and member of the Sangh has fought against discrimination and untouchability. Every Hindu is part of one family," Modi declared with a fire, adding, "No Hindu can ever be patit (low or outcast)." Remembering history with warmth, he recalled how Mahatma Gandhi once visited an RSS camp in Wardha and admired the group’s spirit of equality, compassion, and harmony. He also quoted former RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras’s powerful words: "If untouchability is not sin, then there is no sin in the world." The PM shared the inspiring social vision put forward by the current RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat: "one well, one temple and one cremation ground" for all, regardless of caste. This idea, Modi said, sums up what India’s strength truly lies in — unity in diversity. He warned, "If this principle is broken, India's strength will diminish." Not stopping there, the PM also highlighted a new threat: “demographic manipulation,” which he said poses a bigger risk than infiltration because it attacks India’s internal security and peace. The RSS, founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hegdewar in Nagpur, is known as an organisation of volunteers. PM Modi himself was once an RSS 'pracharak' before joining politics with the BJP. However, not everyone was impressed. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh threw pointed questions at the RSS. He asked why in 100 years no Dalit, backward class, or tribal person had ever led the organisation. Singh also raised serious allegations: "Why did your masters form a government by joining hands with Jinnah's Muslim League? Why did you inform on revolutionaries in the freedom movement?" He questioned the RSS's stance on the Indian flag, saying, "Why did you oppose the tricolour flag, which is India's honour, pride, and glory? Why was the tricolour not hoisted at RSS headquarters for 52 years?" Singh ended with a fiery note: "We wouldn't be of those, who couldn't be of the nation." As India marks this momentous 100 years of the RSS, debates flare, old questions resurface, and the country’s journey towards social harmony remains a hot, spicy mix of history, politics, and hope.

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