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Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Not just festivities, RSS to focus on expansion, engagement in centenary year
Far from being limited to festivities, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) year-long centenary celebrations, to be launched on Vijayadashami 2025, will be a large-scale outreach initiative aimed at expanding the organisation's presence and increasing volunteer participation across the country. Spanned across 12 months, the mega events will end on Vijayadashami 2026, and will not be just confined to celebrations. The RSS has planned to reach out to maximum households and engage as many people as possible in Uttar Pradesh. For organisational purposes, the RSS has divided Uttar Pradesh into two kshetras (regions) -- Purab (eastern) and Paschim (western). The eastern region comprises four prants -- Kashi, Goraksh, Awadh, and Kanpur. The western region comprises Meerut, Brij, and Uttarakhand. Despite Uttarakhand being a different state, it is part of the RSS's Paschim Kshetra of Uttar Pradesh. The centenary celebrations will start with 'Utsav 2025' on Vijayadashami in October this year. In this event, RSS volunteers will organise rallies and public meetings in full dress code across Uttar Pradesh and the rest of the country with special focus on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In the series of events, the second event will be 'Grah Sampark' in which RSS volunteers will try to reach out to households with folders, pamphlets and books carrying literature on RSS. The third and the most important event will be 'Hindu Sammelan'. 'The Hindu Sammelan will be organised in every mandal, basti and block to ensure participation of maximum people. We will try to ensure participation of people from all strata of the society,' said a senior RSS office-bearer from Uttar Pradesh. The fourth event is 'Prabudh Nagrik Gosthi' in which seminars will be organised with participation from prominent people from all sections of the society. In the series of events, the fifth will be 'Samajik Sadhav' meetings in which people from all caste groups will be invited. 'These meetings will focus on creating harmony in the society and eradicating caste differences,' said an RSS leader. The sixth event will be youth-centric, 'Yuva Sammelan'. 'The RSS will try to connect with youth through Yuva Sammelan. It is an effort to apprise youth about the working of the organisation and what it is doing for the society,' a leader said. The year-long celebrations will conclude with special shakhas across the state and the rest of the country. These will be other than routine shakhas that the RSS organises on a daily basis. The RSS is planning to increase the number of shakhas to one lakh and rope in 2,500 new pracharaks across the country. According to an RSS office-bearer, the organisation's focus is on creating a sense of unity and harmony among Hindus, making them aware of their duties towards the nation. It may be pointed out that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryawah (general secretary) Dattatreya Hosabale are touring Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country as part of preparations for the centenary-year celebrations.
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
RSS lauds armed forces, Centre for decisive action against Pakistan-sponsored terrorists
In a congratulatory message for the armed forces and Central government's leadership, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the ideological organisational parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday (May 9, 2025) said that attacks inside Pakistan were inevitable for India's security. Also read: Operation Sindoor updates on May 9, 2025 Hailing India's decisive action Operation Sindoor taken against Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their supporting ecosystem following the attack on unarmed tourists at Pahalgam, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the action to serve justice to aggrieved families and entire country in the brutal massacre of Hindu tourists has enhanced self-respect and morale of the whole country. Calling India's action as 'inevitable'', RSS chief in a joint statement with RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said, 'We totally agree that military action being taken against terrorists, their infrastructure and support systems in Pakistan is necessary and inevitable for security of the country. In this hour of national crisis, the entire country stands with the government and the armed forces in spirit and action.' The Sangh Parivar also condemned the attacks being carried out by Pakistani army on religious places and civilian settlement areas on the border of India and expressed heartfelt condolences to families of victims in these savage, inhuman attacks. Terming the current situation as 'challenging time', RSS appealed to all citizens to ensure full compliance of instructions being given by the government and administration. 'Along with this, while discharging our sacred civic duty, we all have to be cautious and should not let any conspiracy of anti-national forces to succeed in disrupting social unity and harmony,' Mr. Bhagwat added. He also requested the countrymen to display their patriotism and be ready to cooperate with the Army and civic administration, wherever and however required, and strengthen all efforts to maintain national unity and security.
Economic Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
RSS congratulates government, armed forces for 'decisive action' against Pakistan-backed terrorists
The RSS congratulated the government and the armed forces on Friday for taking decisive action against Pakistan-sponsored terrorists and their ecosystem, and said it was necessary and inevitable for India's security. The actions taken under Operation Sindoor will serve justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror strike and enhance India's self-respect and morale, the RSS said. "We congratulate the central government leadership and our armed forces for the decisive action taken under 'Operation Sindoor' against Pak-sponsored terrorists and their supporting ecosystem following the cowardly attack on unarmed tourists at Pahalgam," RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and the organisation's general secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, said in a statement. This action will serve justice to the aggrieved families and the entire country in the aftermath of the brutal massacre of "Hindu tourists", he said. "We totally agree that military action being taken against terrorists, their infrastructure and support systems in Pakistan is necessary and inevitable for the security of the country. In this hour of national crisis, the entire country stands with the government and armed forces in spirit and action," Bhagwat added. He also condemned the attacks carried out by the Pakistani army on religious places and civilian-settlement areas on India's borders, calling those "savage and inhuman", and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. "In this challenging time, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh appeals to all citizens to ensure full compliance of instructions being given by the government and administration. "Along with this, while discharging our sacred civic duty, we all have to be cautious and do not let any conspiracy of anti-national forces succeed in disrupting social unity and harmony," he added. The RSS chief urged citizens to display patriotism and be ready to cooperate with the Army and civic administration, "wherever and however" required. He also appealed to people to strengthen all efforts to maintain national unity and security. Tensions have escalated between the two neighbouring countries after Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early on Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke, in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. According to the defence ministry, the Pakistani military attempted to target Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bathinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai and Bhuj on Thursday night. The renewed attempts by the Pakistani forces came after the Indian armed forces carried out the precise missile strikes on Wednesday on the nine terror targets under Operation Sindoor. Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anannag district on April 22.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Operation Sindoor': RSS congratulates govt, armed forces for 'decisive action' against Pakistan-backed terrorists
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday hailed the government and armed forces for carrying out " ," calling it a strong and decisive response against Pakistan-backed terrorists and their network. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "We congratulate the central government leadership and our armed forces for the decisive action taken under 'Operation Sindoor' against Pak-sponsored terrorists and their supporting ecosystem following the cowardly attack on unarmed tourists at Pahalgam," RSS chief and the organisation's general secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, said in a statement, posted on X. The RSS asserted that the actions under Operation Sindoor "would deliver justice to the aggrieved families and entire country in the brutal massacre of Hindu tourists has enhanced self-respect and morale the whole country." Bhagwat expressed complete support for the military actions against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, describing them as essential for national security . "We totally agree that military action being taken against terrorists, their infrastructure and support systems in Pakistan is necessary and inevitable for the security of the country. In this hour of national crisis, the entire country stands with the government and armed forces in spirit and action," the organisation chief said. The RSS leader also condemned the Pakistani army's attacks on religious sites and civilian areas along Indian borders, calling those "savage and inhuman", and offering condolences to the bereaved families. "In this challenging time, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh appeals to all citizens to ensure full compliance of instructions being given by the government and administration," the statement read. "Along with this, while discharging our sacred civic duty, we all have to be cautious and do not let any conspiracy of anti-national forces succeed in disrupting social unity and harmony," it added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Bhagwat further encouraged citizens to demonstrate their patriotism and support the Army and civic administration "wherever and however required and strengthen all efforts to maintain national unity and security." The situation between the two neighbouring nations intensified after India conducted missile strikes on Wednesday, targeting nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including JeM facilities in Bahawalpur and LeT bases in Muridke, responding to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.
New Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
RSS leaders congratulate central government and armed forces for Operation Sindoor
NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come out in support of Operation Sindoor and decisive actions being taken by the Indian army against the terrorist outfits in Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. In a statement issued by the RSS, both RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosabale said, "We congratulate the central government leadership and our armed forces for decisive 'Operation Sindoor' taken against Pak-sponsored terrorists and their supporting ecosystem following the cowardly attack on unarmed tourists at Pahalgam". Describing the action serving justice, they (both Bhagwat and Hosabale) further said, "This action to serve justice to aggrieved families and the entire country in the wake of the brutal massacre of Hindu tourists has enhanced self-respect and morale of the whole country". "We agree that military action being taken against terrorists, their infrastructure and support systems in Pakistan is necessary and inevitable for security of the country".
