RSS disowns Sene, PC says waiting for state to take action

NEW DELHI: The RSS on Monday sought stringent action against Ram Sene, whose acts of moral policing in Mangalore evoked nationwide indignation. The Sangh, which rejected allegation that the Sena was linked to it, said the government should ban the outfit if it was found necessary.

Meanwhile, in Kollam, Union home minister P Chidambaram termed the Sene as a ���threat��� to the country. He also said the Centre was watching its activities and expected the Karnataka government to take firm action against the outfit.

The RSS statement against the Sene comes in the backdrop of sharp attack from its rivals for patronising organisations such as Sena. ���We have no links with the Sene,��� said the RSS. ���The RSS considers attacks on humans as heinous crime. We do not have any objection, if the government decides to ban Ram Sene,��� reports quoting RSS south-central zonal secretary K Narahari said.

The Sene activists had barged into a pub in Mangalore on January 24, beat up girls and others, triggering a nationwide outrage against the outfit. ���It is incorrect to link the policies and activities of Sri Ram Sene to the Sangh Parivar,��� Narahari and B Nagaraj, a pracharak of RSS south-central zone said.

Reiterating his outfit���s opposition to pub culture or Valentine���s Day celebrations, Mr Narahari, however, said: ���The RSS does not approve any violent activity in relation to incidents like Mangalore pub attack, episode involving abduction of the CPM MLA���s daughter or the February 14 Valentine���s Day protests. Instead, RSS welcomes healthy debate and public awareness programmes on these social related issues.���

Addressing a gathering in Kollam, the home minister said, ���Ram Sene is a threat to the country. The Centre is watching its activities with great concern.��� Condemning the activities of the outfit, he said ���No organisation can become a self-styled police force. That cannot be allowed. Sene had already crossed limits. They cannot say what one should wear, one should eat or to where one should go,��� he said.

Asked if the Centre could impose ban on the outfit, he said: ���Let���s see what Karnataka government is doing. We expect chief minister Yeddiyurappa to take firm action against them as promised,��� he said.