RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for unity among Hindus

NAINITAL: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat today exhorted its cadres to unite all Hindus on one platform to revive the country's ancient glory.

Bhagwat asked Swayamsevaks to reach out to more people by holding as many 'shakhas' as possible to create awareness about the organisation's ideology and vision.

He dwelt at length on the possible factors behind gradual decline of the country's glory at a three-day organisational meeting of the RSS which got underway here.

Speakers at the meeting called for a role revision for the RSS in the changed milieu for a wider outreach with the advent of the social media so that more and more youth from the internet era get associated with the organisation.

They expressed satisfaction at the steadily rising popularity of the organisation with more and more people reposing confidence in its ideology and programmes.

They attributed the growing confidence of people in the RSS to the valuable services rendered by the organisation irrespective of caste and creed in times of crises like the massive floods in Jammu and Kashmir or the earthquake in Bhuj.

The meeting also assessed the performance of each of its Prant units in terms of the number of shakhas held by them and the extent of implementation of the organisation's programmes in their respective areas, the RSS sources said.

Being held in an RSS-run school campus on the outskirts of the hill town, today's deliberations were attended by 42 Prant Pracharakas and Sangathan Mantris of RSS affiliates.

The event was out of bounds for the media. RSS functions through 42 Prant units for administrative convenience in organisational matters.

As part of the national level meet a two-day meeting of the central office bearers of the organisation has already been held on July 19-20 followed by a daylong meeting of its regional office bearers yesterday.

The ongoing meeting which will conclude on July 24 is an annual event of the RSS during which it reviews the efficiency of its cadres and effectiveness of its programmes.

Prominent among those attending the meeting are Sarsnaghachalak Mohan Bhagwat, Sar Karyavah Bhaiyya JI Joshi, Sah Sar Karyavah Suresh Soni, Sah Sar Karyavah Dattatreya Hosbole and Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Vaidya.