Balancing ahead of polls, RSS Chief says,”Hindutva ideologues must show restraint”.

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RSS Chief’s Vijayadashmi speech covers Chandrayaan-3 to G-20 summit, Manipur Violence to Asian Games including Ram Temple.

Rishav Pandey | HENB |  Nagpur | Oct, 25, 2023:: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday called for national unity urging people to exercise restraint and strive to end the prevailing distrust in society by striking friendships.

Speaking ahead of the five state Assembly elections, Bhagwat directed his appeal mainly at the majority community, exhorting them to take everyone along.

“Those who want unity and those who take pride in real Hindutva, they must restrain their tongues. A call for friendship is not about surrender or cowardice. Powerful people don’t indulge in hooliganism. They protect the weak. We must avoid provocations which will rise in poll season…the message is for everyone,” said the chief of RSS, the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor, in his annual Vijayadashmi speech in Nagpur.

Bhagwat also cautioned against “cultural Marxists and wokes”, calling them “destructive forces seeking sectarian interests by promoting conflict.” He went on to signal a foreign hand behind Manipur violence that killed over 140 and said “the strife was orchestrated.”

“These forces wear various cloaks. Some call themselves cultural Marxists or wokes. They claim to be working for lofty goals but in reality oppose all orderliness and morality, dignity and restraint in the world. They promote anarchy. We must stay cautious,” Bhagwat said asking who stood to gain from strife in Manipur, a border state. “Were external forces involved?” asked the RSS chief, adding that long-term multifarious efforts would be required to mend broken hearts of Manipuri people. He positioned his speech in the context of India’s recent achievements — success of RSS Chief’s Vijayadashmi speech covers Chandrayaan-3 to G-20 summit, Manipur Violence to Asian Games including Ram Temple., record medal haul at the Asian Games — to argue that a resurgent India with a capacity to lead the world was irking “destructive forces that are engaged in disrupting harmony.”

‘Manipur is a border state. Who would benefit from strife in Manipur? External forces will gain…. Looking closely at Manipur events, it is evident that the violence didn’t happen on its own, it was orchestrated. — said  Mohan Bhagwat , RSS chief.

Describing the new Ram Temple as the symbol of Unity and Lord Ram as the symbol of the Indian standard of virtue, Dr Bhagwat urged all people to make befitting programmes in every temple of the localities as their respect for the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple movement on 22 January of  2024, the date when the idols of Lord Ram-Sita-Lakshman-Hanuman will be instaled inside the newly constructed temple.

Here is the text of Dr. Mohan Bhagwat Ji’s Full Speech on the occasion of Shri Vijayadashami Utsav 2023 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)

Calling for unity, Bhagwat urged minorities to shed their sense of victimhood. “There is no victim…There are bound to be contests for a share in the national resource pie, but we must eschew selfishness to build developed India. Once India develops, all problems will end,” the RSS chief said adding that celebration of diversity over centuries was the force behind India’s unity.

“We may worship different faiths, but we are all one. The love for motherland, truth, propriety and unity – the tents of Dharma – bind us,” said Sangh chief. Singer Shankar Mahadevan was the chief guest on the occasion.

The Music legend, eminent Indian singer and composer Padmashri Dr Shankar Mahadevan graced the Vijayadashmi occasion 2023 in Nagpur as the chief guest, who praised the Patriotism and selfless service of RSS in his short but impressive speech. He also lauded RSS for ‘preserving’ Akhand Bharat ideology. RSS chief acknowledged Mahadevan’s skill  oratory beside his musical mastery.

The chief dignitaries of the programme offers floral tributes to the Dr Hedgewar Smriti Smarak and joined in Shashtra Pujan. A route march also took out in the roads of Nagpur as a tradition.

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Inputs from RSS Org, The Tribune , HW News Network, Bharat 24 & ABP Majha.