RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat celebrates centenary at Vijayadashami gathering in Nagpur
Mohan Bhagwat addressed the RSS's 100-year Vijayadashami event in Nagpur, emphasizing India's diversity and unity, with former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar as chief guest.
At the RSS’s annual Vijayadashami celebration in Nagpur, chief Mohan Bhagwat delivered a speech marking the organization’s hundredth year. He stressed that India’s strength lies in its cultural diversity and the historic commitment to safeguard it. Bhagwat invoked the legacy of Sant Ravidas, who advocated social cohesion during periods of foreign aggression, and tied the Sangh’s mission to the "we" expressed in the Constitution’s preamble.
He described the centenary work as awakening a collective self-awareness that unites the country. Former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar served as chief guest and performed a shastra puja ceremony earlier in the program.
Why it matters
The speech underscores the RSS’s ideological framing of Indian unity, influencing political discourse ahead of upcoming elections.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTLeft-leaning and right-leaning coverage stress Bhagwat’s warnings about foreign interference and the dangers of regime-change protests, while centrist coverage portrays the event as a celebratory affirmation of India’s cultural diversity and unity.
LEFT
Frames Bhagwat’s speech as a warning against foreign-backed attempts to destabilise India and dismisses regime-change claims.
CENTER
Frames the gathering as a centenary celebration that highlights cultural diversity and national unity.
RIGHT
Frames Bhagwat’s remarks as a caution that protests serve political interests and fuel social divisions, citing foreign upheavals.
The left emphasises
- foreign-backed attempts to destabilise India
- regime-change claims cannot alter the nation’s course
- political agitation fuels tension and disorder
The right emphasises
- protests may serve political interests
- fuel social divisions
- cites recent upheavals in Bangladesh, Nepal, France, Albania
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