RSS backs centre's stand on same sex marriage, says marriage as institution must be as per 'Bharatiya Chintan'

The RSS on Tuesday supported the government stand in Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. "Marriage as an institution must be as per Bharatiya Chintan (Indian Philosophy). It is not even a contract or just individual enjoyment. If two individuals have other choices, it cannot be called marriage as per the social-cultural tradition," RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in a press conference at Samalkha after three days of annual RSS meet. The three- day RSS annual meeting ended on Tuesday with the organisation deciding to move ahead with a five- point agenda. Claiming that many have tried to "distort" the history of India and Hindutva over the years, RSS has resolved to speed up measures to bring a change in the narrative and restore the country's prestige.