NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released a commemorative stamp and a special coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The launch took place at the RSS centenary celebrations held at Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi. RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were also present at the event.

“This is the first time in India’s history that the image of Bharat Mata has been engraved on a coin,” the Prime Minister said. The coin also carries the RSS motto: “Rashtraya Swaha, Idam Rashtraya, Idam Na Mama” (Everything is dedicated to the nation, everything belongs to the nation, nothing belongs to me).

According to reports quoting officials, it was the Prime Minister’s intervention that fast-tracked the

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