‘Can't skip duty to catch flight’: Jagdeep Dhankhar makes first speech after resigning as V

Former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said he puts duty above other things, and his "recent past" was proof of it.

Mr. Dhankhar, who took the country by surprise four months ago when he stepped down from his post citing health reasons, made his first public speech after the resignation at the launch of a book written by senior RSS functionary Manmohan Vaidya in Bhopal on Friday (November 21, 2025).

A man came up to him during the speech — where he praised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's philosophy and vision — apparently to remind that he had to catch a flight back to Delhi at 7.30 p.m.

The former V-P then informed the audience that he had a flight to catch, and added cryptically, "I can't skip my duty for catching a flight, and friends, my recent past is proof of it."

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