"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."
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.