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RSS Chief Never Said Ram Mandir is the End of Road: Ex-Army Chief
RSS Chief Never Said Ram Mandir is the End of Road: Ex-Army Chief
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In an exclusive interview with Sputnik India, former Indian Army Chief General (retired) VK Singh breaks down the recent speech of Mohan Bhagwat, who heads world's biggest Hindu organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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Former Indian Army Chief General VK Singh said that an "unnecessary controversy" was being created out of the speech delivered by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on the theme of 'Vishwaguru Bharat' in Pune on 19 December.The former four-star General noted that Bhagwat had traced the history of 'Sanatana Dharma' ('eternal order') during his speech and how Hinduism would play a key role in India's journey to become a developed country, or 'Vishwaguru' – global teacher.Quoting from RSS Chief's speech, Singh said that there would be no moral progress if the society was "broken up". "He [Bhagwat] said that all countries have fallen apart when such a thing has happened. So, his main emphasis was on samajik samarasata [societal harmony]. Harmony doesn't mean that you are succumbing to anybody, it means that you are taking everybody along. And that is exactly what he meant," explained the former Army Chief.Singh noted that Bhagwat stressed on the role of "legality" in resolving religious disputes, which was essential to preserve societal harmony.Singh stated that he agreed with Bhagwat's statement on social harmony.Singh's remarks were echoed by Dr Anant Bhagwat, who heads national security think tank Global Strategic Policy Foundation Pune (GSPFP), the organisation which hosted the RSS Chief in Pune.Meanwhile, Singh also decoded the significance of RSS Chief's comment on minority persecution in other countries, which has been viewed as a reference to Bangladesh.The former Army Chief noted that the "majority of opinions" coming out of India have pointed to the role of the US Deep State in the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as well as in the assassination of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
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RSS Chief Never Said Ram Mandir is the End of Road: Ex-Army Chief
21:19 26.12.2024 (Updated: 21:26 26.12.2024) Exclusive
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik India, retired General VK Singh, former Indian Army Chief, breaks down the recent speech of Mohan Bhagwat, who heads world's biggest Hindu organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Former Indian Army Chief General VK Singh said that an "unnecessary controversy" was being created out of the speech delivered by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on the theme of 'Vishwaguru Bharat' in Pune on 19 December.
"Some controversy has been created because people don't understand... the speech was in Marathi. It would only be understood in Marathi or people who know Marathi. I was there. Since I am able to understand Marathi, I was able to understand what he was saying," Singh stated.
The former four-star General noted that Bhagwat had traced the history of 'Sanatana Dharma' ('eternal order') during his speech and how Hinduism would play a key role in India's journey to
become a developed country, or 'Vishwaguru' – global teacher.
"Essentially, he traced the history of Sanatan Dharma and said that our culture is all-inclusive, which is why we were a Vishwaguru during a particular period of history. He also said that both bhautik [material] and naitik [moral] progress is essential to become Vishwaguru," Singh explained. "You can't become a Vishwaguru just based on material progress, morals have a great part to play. And he [Bhagwat] quoted from the Vedas [Hindu scriptures] as to what moral progress meant."
Quoting from RSS Chief's speech, Singh said that there would be no moral progress if the society was "broken up".
"He [Bhagwat] said that all countries have fallen apart when such a thing has happened. So, his main emphasis was on samajik samarasata [societal harmony]. Harmony doesn't mean that you are succumbing to anybody, it means that you are taking everybody along. And that is exactly what he meant," explained the former Army Chief.
Singh noted that Bhagwat stressed on the role of "legality" in resolving religious disputes, which was essential to preserve societal harmony.
"He didn't say that there shouldn't be anything else after Ram Mandir. He never said that. He said that Ram Mandir was our campaign and we finally got it, and we got it legally. Similarly, he said that there is a need to do things legally, else it would create problems in the society. That is it," Singh asserted.
Singh stated that he agreed with Bhagwat's statement on social harmony.
"He also said that Sanatan Sanskriti [culture] is capable of taking everyone together. That is why we have got all possible religions here. We have allowed everyone to come in, live peacefully and we haven't converted anybody. The opposite of that has happened in many other countries. This social inclusiveness and harmony are what he professed, as part of steps to attain the status of Vishwaguru," the veteran said.
Singh's remarks were echoed by Dr Anant Bhagwat, who heads national security think tank Global Strategic Policy Foundation Pune (GSPFP), the organisation which hosted the RSS Chief in Pune.
"Many people have handpicked parts of Mohanji Bhagwat's speech to create a false narrative. In fact, what he said about communal harmony is more or less the same as stated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. There are no differences between the BJP and RSS," Bhagwat clarified.
Meanwhile, Singh also decoded the significance of RSS Chief's comment on
minority persecution in other countries, which has been viewed as a reference to Bangladesh.
The former Army Chief noted that the "majority of opinions" coming out of India have pointed to the role of the US Deep State in the
ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as well as in the assassination of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.
"What Bhagwatji said was that the western nations, every time something happens in India, they say "look what is happening to minorities." But what is happening now? And how has the genie come out of the bottle? Who is responsible for it? I think that needs to be taken into consideration," Singh said.
