Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that people from all religions, including Muslims and Christians, can join the organisation, but as members of a unified Hindu society, setting aside religious separateness.

Responding to a question on whether Muslims are allowed in the RSS, Bhagwat said, “No Brahmin is allowed in Sangha. No other caste is allowed in Sangha. No Muslim is allowed, no Christian is allowed in the Sangha... Only Hindus are allowed.”

He, however, clarified that followers of all faiths are welcome to participate as long as they come “as sons of Bharat Mata.”

“So people with different denominations — Muslims, Christians — any denomination, can come to the Sangha but

keep your separateness out. Your speciality is welcome. But when you come in

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