Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as Chief Guest on October 1 in New Delhi, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement issued through the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The event will take place at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre at 10.30 am, where the Prime Minister will release a specially designed commemorative postage stamp and coin marking the organisation’s 100 years of existence. He is also scheduled to deliver an address on the occasion.
RSS marks 100 years since founding
The RSS, founded in Nagpur in 1925 by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, is observing its centenary this year. Hedgewar set up the organisation with the aim of nurturing cultural awareness, discipline and service among citizens at a t