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Bhagwat Uses RSS Centenary Lectures in Kolkata to Claim Non-Political Role, Criticize Babri-Style Mosque Plan

He says the lecture series aims to counter misconceptions through direct outreach.

Overview

  • Warning against conflation with the BJP, Mohan Bhagwat called viewing the Sangh through a party lens a huge mistake.
  • Bhagwat said the RSS has no political agenda and focuses on building morally upright citizens, asserting its social mission for Hindu welfare and national revival.
  • He termed a Babri Masjid–like project in West Bengal a vote-seeking political conspiracy and argued that governments should not fund religious structures.
  • Flagging unrest and infiltration from Bangladesh as affecting West Bengal, he said the central government must decide who is allowed entry and urged global Hindu support for minorities there.
  • On Manipur, he said reconciliation will take time through dialogue, as opposition leaders such as Congress MP Jairam Ramesh challenged the RSS’s ideology and historical record after his remarks.