RSS Chief Bhagwat Says India Is Already a Hindu Rashtra

The RSS leader used the Ayodhya temple as proof of a wider resurgence he wants citizens to keep building.

Overview

Bhagwat, who spoke Monday at a Nagpur felicitation hosted by the Dr Hedgewar Smarak Samiti, said India is already a 'Hindu Rashtra' and does not need a formal proclamation.
He said the Ayodhya Ram Temple became possible through political commitment from those in power and support from people across the country.
He framed the project as divinely guided, likening it to Krishna lifting Govardhan and saying it moved only when citizens 'contributed their wood.'
Placing the moment in a longer arc, he cited 1857 as the start of a 'resurgence,' invoked Yogi Aurobindo, and recalled a 2014 Guardian line that Indians had 'finally said goodbye to the British.'
He urged fresh contributions to 'make the nation stronger,' said future plans are underway, and predicted 'Bharat will rise great and save the whole world.'