'M S Golwalkar saw RSS through crises, shaped its future'

Nagpur, Oct 1 (PTI) Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar, who led the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh through a difficult period and shaped the organisation, was an unlikely choice for the post of `sarsanghchalak’ or supremo, senior journalist Sudhir Pathak says.

Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the founder of the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation, chose Golwalkar, a zoology professor, as his successor before his death in June 1940.

It was a surprise choice, Pathak, a former editor of the RSS-affiliated newspaper 'Tarun Bharat', told PTI, as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh celebrates its centenary.

Golwalkar, then 34 years old, was not associated with the organisation since its inception in 1925.

He was more inclined to join an organisation like the Ramkrishna Mission. He even thought of becomin