(RSSFACTS is a column that demystifies the functioning, organisational structure and ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.)

As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) is all set to turn 100 this year on Vijaydashami and one looks back at the defining moments in its journey, one of the least talked about period is early 1980s which laid the foundation for massive expansion of the organisation amongst the Scheduled Castes.

The trigger for Sangh’s massive outreach amongst the scheduled castes was an incident in Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, when more than 800 members of 300 SC families converted into Islam. The new converts also changed the name of the locality to Rahmat Nagar. This sent shock waves across the nation.

An attempt to understand the root cause

The RSS immediately deputed o

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