Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s words of reconciliation and assimilation should be heeded by those who thrive on divide-and-rule politics

Deified and denounced in equal measure, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), celebrating the centenary of its birth, needs to reinvent itself to become a more inclusive organisation reflecting the spirit of India’s social diversity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others who spoke at the annual Vijayadashmi event in Nagpur, coinciding with the centenary, emphasised how the world’s largest voluntary socio-cultural organisation weathered many a storm in its long journey, including bans and a hostile political environment, and stood as an embodiment of selfless sacrifice and patriotism. No doubt, the Hindutva lodestar may justifiably feel a sense of pri

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