NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has reaffirmed his stance that Bharat is a ‘Hindu-Rashtra’ and urged Hindus to unite beyond caste, creed, and language differences.
His remarks came at ‘Swayamsevak Ekatrikaran’ event in Baran, Rajasthan on Saturday. He also urged Hindus to unite beyond caste, creed, and language, emphasizing that the Hindu community bears the primary responsibility for advancing the nation.
“Bharat is a Hindu-Rashtra. We have been living here since ancient times, although the word ‘Hindu’ came later,” Bhagwat said, adding Hindus should unite for the nation and for their own safety.
“We are the sons and daughters of Mother India; we will live and die for her,” he said, calling for greater Hindu solidarity. He described the Hindu society as integral to nation-building, advocating discipline, duty to the state, and dedication to common goals.
He said the RSS operates on ideological foundations rather than a mechanical structure, aiming to inspire volunteers and their families to engage with society positively.
He highlighted the importance of social harmony, justice, health, education, and self-reliance, urging volunteers to engage in community improvement. Bhagwat noted that India’s global standing is linked to its strength, and emphasized that the safety of expatriates depends on a robust nation.
He called for fostering harmony, environmental awareness, indigenous values, and civic consciousness as essential elements of society.
Dwelling on the Hindu society, Bhagwat emphasized that everyone should inculcate discipline in their conduct, duty towards the state and dedication to goals. Bhagwat said: “Individuals and their families alone do not form a society, but by considering comprehensive concerns that help in attaining spiritual fulfillment.”
Dispelling many misnomers about the Sangh, he said “The functioning of the RSS is not mechanical, but idea-based. It is an unparalleled organization whose values trickle down from the group leaders to the volunteers, their families and to the society at large. To know it, one has to come with us at their free will”. The RSS chief urged the Sangh volunteers to develop widespread contact within communities and work to mitigate community deficiencies by empowering society.
“Now is the time to focus on social harmony, justice, health, education and self-reliance. The volunteers should always foster harmony, environmental awareness, indigenous values, and civic consciousness,” he said.
Highlighting Bharat’s growing global influence and acceptance, Bhagwat said India’s prestige in the world depends on the country’s strength. He said India’s global reputation and standing is attributed to its strength and the safety of its expatriates is assured only when their nation becomes strong.