Kochi: In a striking shift from the khaki of the Kerala Police to the khaki pants of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), former Director General of Police (DGP) Jacob Thomas on Wednesday formally joined the RSS as a full-time pracharak.

Thomas, 65, was officially inducted during the RSS padhasanchalan (route march) at Pallikkara in Ernakulam district on Wednesday, where he appeared in the RSS’s traditional uniform, known as Ganavesham.

The retired officer recently revealed that his association with the RSS dated back decades and that he had maintained close ties with its leadership, including sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat.

He was particularly attracted to the discipline and selfless service of the cadre to the nation, as he feels no other organisation in the world shows such dedicatio

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