India is a 'Hindu Rashtra', Declares RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Guwahati, October 2, 2019:

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday proclaimed that the Sangh's core value is that India is a 'Hindu rashtra' and it is non-negotiable, he said.

The RSS supremo further added that it is wrong to call or describe anything as 'Sangh ideology'.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief made these starements while speaking at the launch of a book, "RSS, a roadmap for the 21st century", authored by Sunil Ambekar", a top functionary of the Sangh's students' wing ABVP.

Bhagwat said that the RSS does not believe in "ism" and "cannot be represented by any book including the Golwalkar's 'Bunch of Thoughts'".

Discussing the role of homosexuals and transgenders in society, he said, "These people have a place in society. In Mahabharata, Jarasandha (king of Magadha) had two generals, they fought in the war alongside the others. We have also spoken about it; this is not such a big problem, we can find solutions."

"The Sangh wants the whole society to be organised", Bhagwat further added.

However, Bhagwat's words are in direct opposition to the Indian Constitution, which espouses "secularism" as one of its core tenets.

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