Hyderabad: Taking exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing the RSS for its role in nation building, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday claimed that no RSS member sacrificed his life during the freedom movement or went to jail after its formation, as per his knowledge.

Addressing a gathering here, Owaisi claimed, quoting from a biography of RSS founder K B Hedgewar, that the leader participated in the Dandi March in 1930 and went to jail only to encourage freedom fighters to join the Sangh later.

Hedgewar’s intent was not genuine participation in the freedom struggle, he alleged.

“I was surprised by the claims that the RSS participated in India’s freedom struggle. PM Modi has a habit of delivering long speeches. From my reading, no RSS member sacrificed his life or we

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