The tales of friendship between Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani has stood the test despite numerous highs and lows. Unfolding the pages of Indian politics dating 1950’s, Jodi of Advani and Vajpayee is certainly the epitome of most remarkable partnership among[Read More…]
Tag: RSS
Who is new RBI director Swaminathan Gurumurthy?
Chartered Accountant and RSS idealogue Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointed as the new part-time, non-official directors on the central board of Reserve Bank of India. Gurumurthy, who is the co-convenor of RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch had gained recognition from his views on Swadeshi economics. Apart from CA, he is[Read More…]
Congress committed to fight male-chauvinist RSS: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party was working with other opposition parties to wage an ideological battle against the purely male-chauvinist RSS and its political front the BJP. Making a stinging attack on the saffron parties at an event organised by All India Mahila Congress,[Read More…]
CPI-M targets PM Modi for keeping quiet over increasing cases of mob violence
Blaming failure at the political level for increasing cases of mob violence, the CPI-M has said that communal and sectarian fault lines which have opened up in our society lead to dehumanising and anarchic violence. The unconscionable and brutal violence emanating from the child lifting scare reveals deep social pathologies,[Read More…]
Maharashtra atrocity on Dalit, tribal boys: Rahul Gandhi slams RSS, BJP
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday blamed the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party’ politics after two Dalits and a tribal boy were paraded nude and assaulted for swimming in a well in Wakadi village here. The sole crime of these Dalit children was they were taking a[Read More…]
RSS invite to Pranab Mukherjee for Nagpur event sparks controversy
The RSS invite to former President Pranab Mukherjee for an event at its Nagpur headquarters sparked off a controversy, as the Congress and left leaders expressed unhappiness over his acceptance while the BJP and RSS saw nothing wrong in it. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said in a statement that Mukherjee’s acceptance of the invite for the June 7[Read More…]
CPI-M worker murdered in Kannur, RSS activist attacked
Kannur: A CPI-M worker was on late Monday slashed to death by RSS activists at Palloor near here, the Left party alleged. An RSS worker was soon attacked in retaliation. In a press statement issued by its Kannur unit, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said that the “brutal murder[Read More…]
The bigotry of Indians and social media
A tweet by a man, Abhishek Mishra went viral on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. He claimed to have cancelled an Ola cab booking because the driver was a Muslim. In his tweet, he announced that he doesn’t want to give money to “Jihadi people”. As people raged against[Read More…]
RSS ready to fight on border: Mohan Bhagwat
Patna: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that his organisation is ready to fight the country’s enemy on the borders if required. “The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is not a military organisation, but we have discipline like the military. If the country requires and the country’s Constitution allows, the RSS[Read More…]
Why atrocities on Dalits, minorities, farmers: Mevani asks Modi
Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking why atrocities were being committed against Dalits, minorities and farmers in India and charged the BJP and RSS with instigating anti-Dalit violence in Bhima Koregaon in Maharashtra. “The way in which Hardik (Patel), Alpesh (Thakore) and Jignesh[Read More…]
Anti-Dalit violence in Maharashtra disrupts Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after ruckus over the violence against Dalits in Maharashtra that some opposition members blamed on the BJP and the RSS. Satish Chandra Mishra of the Bahujan samaj Party alleged that the Rashtriya Swayemsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party[Read More…]
Claims against Jay Shah should be probed if there’s ‘prima facie evidence’: RSS
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday said if there was prima facie proof of unlawful activity against BJP chief, Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah, then the allegations must be probed. However, the right-wing organisation also emphasized that the responsibility was on people who were making the allegations to establish[Read More…]
Man lobbies RSS chief for becoming Rajya Sabha TV CEO
In an attempt to ease the process of becoming the CEO of the Rajya Sabha TV, a man has written a letter to RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat, requesting him to do so. In a long letter written by Nandan Jha, former CEO of News World India, he has requested the[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee warns RSS, VHP ‘not to play with fire’ on Bijoya Dashami
West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday warned the RSS, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad against disturbing peace during Durga Puja. She asked them not to “play with fire”. Her remarks come a day after the VHP decided to go ahead with its “shastra pujan (weapon worship)” at private and[Read More…]
BJP sends legal notice to Ramachandra Guha over statement on Gauri Lankesh murder
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sent a legal notice to historian Ramachandra Guha on Monday for his comment after the murder of Journalist Gauri Lankesh. The noted historian had alleged the killers of Lankesh could be from Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Guha had said that the climate of hate and intolerance[Read More…]
Anybody who speaks against BJP, RSS is pressurised, and even killed: Rahul Gandhi on Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of senior Kannada journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh. “It is a philosophy…anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP and RSS, is pressurised, beaten, attacked and even killed”, Gandhi said. “People say that the PM[Read More…]
PM Modi talks of ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people want ‘Sach Bharat’: Rahul Gandhi
While addressing a meeting of opposition leaders, Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday hit out at the centre for having failed to fulfil its promises. He said that Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wanted to create a ‘Swachch Bharat’ but people wanted a ‘Sach Bharat’. “Modiji says he wants to create[Read More…]
If I can’t stop namaz on road, I have no right to stop Janmashtami at thana: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that if he cannot stop the offering of namaz on roads during Eid, he has no right to stop the celebrations of Janmashtami at police stations. “Agar mai sadak par Eid ke din namaz padhne pe rok nahi laga sakta to[Read More…]
Yogi govt should do ‘penace’ for Gorakhpur tragedy: RSS leader
With the rise in the death toll of Gorakhpur Tragedy, the Uttar Pradesh government has been targetted by an RSS functionary, who said the Uttar Pradesh government should do “penance” for the deaths. Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Sanghchalak of the Avadh region, Prabhu Narayan, in a Facebook post has expressed[Read More…]
BJP worker held over attack on Rahul Gandhi’s convoy in Gujarat
A BJP worker has been arrested by police on Saturday for attacking Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi’s convoy while he was on visit to flood hit areas in Dhanera town of Banaskantha district, Gujarat on Friday. The worker, identified as Jayesh Darji, was detained in Dhanera. “We have arrested one person[Read More…]
Arms training being given to Bajrang Dal, VHP volunteers in Assam: Congress
The Congress has alleged that arms training is being given to Bajrang Dal and VHP volunteers in Assam on Friday. It also demanded action against those “practising this without a valid licence”. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Ripun Bora said that as part of their organisational work in the state,[Read More…]
Modi stands for ‘Murder Of Democracy in India (MODI)’: Jairam Ramesh
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, while addressing the media during the Ambedkar International Conference, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name itself is an acronym that stands for ‘Murder of Democracy in India.’ “Narendra Modi loves acronyms. His name itself is an acronym that stands for ‘Murder of Democracy in[Read More…]
Babri Masjid dispute: SC to decide on early hearing
The Apex Court, on Friday, agreed to give an early hearing to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case on a plea by BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy. Swamy had suggested the matter asking for an urgent hearing in the case. A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and[Read More…]
The unmaking of India by the RSS
Bharata – the official Sanskrit name of India, has different theories of the name’s origin. This term is derived from the Sanskrit root “bhr” which means to bear. The literal meaning of Bharata is often cited as ‘to be maintained’ (of fire). The philosophies surrounding the origin of our beloved[Read More…]
Bengal: RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha booked under non-bailable sections
The ideologue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Rakesh Sinha was booked by the police officials of Kolkatta under several non-bailable sections for inciting communal violence. Rakesh Sinha has been accused of posting a communally insensitive tweet on 12 July using his Twitter account. He is booked under 153 A1 (A)(B), 505(1)(B),295A,120B.[Read More…]