Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nearly 40-minute address at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) centenary celebrations on Wednesday has effectively put to rest months of speculation about strains between the Sangh and the government.

Delivered at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, the speech is being widely viewed as one of his most content-rich and ideologically expansive in recent years, weaving together the Sangh’s century-long journey with his government’s vision for India’s future.

The release of a specially minted Rs 100 coin bearing the image of Bharat Mata being saluted by swayamsevaks — the first time RSS iconography has appeared on Indian currency — marked a genuinely historic moment.

Paired with a commemorative postage stamp recalling swayamsevaks’ partici

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