Pointers of RSS Sarasanghachalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat interaction on Day 2 at PES University Bengaluru on 9 November, 2025

• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh started in 1925. Do you expect us to register with the British government at that time? Our Sarasanghachalak was engaged in the struggle against British rule. After independence, in Swatantra Bharat, the laws we have today do not make registration compulsory.
• The Sangh, though unregistered, is legally recognized as a Body of Individuals. When there was litigation from the Income Tax Department, the court upheld this status and ruled in our favor, exempting our Guru Dakshina from income tax.
• We were banned three times, which itself shows government recognition. If we did not exist, whom did they ban? Each time, the courts dismissed the ban and reaffirmed the RSS as a legal organization. Over the years, many questions have been raised in state assemblies and in Parliament, and statements have been made both in support of and against the RSS.
• We are not unconstitutional. Our work and status are well within the framework of the Constitution. Therefore, there is no need for registration. Many respected institutions and traditions in our country are not registered. Even Hindu Dharma itself is not registered.
• We want to unite, organize, and impart qualities to the entire Hindu society so that they will create a prosperous and strong Bharat, which will impart the knowledge to the world so that the world becomes happy, blissful, and peaceful.
• Raising above caste or religious identity Only Hindus allowed in Shakha. So people with different denominations, Muslims, Christians of any denomination, they can come to Sangha. Keep your separateness out. Your speciality is welcome. But when you come inside Shaka, you come as son of Bharat Mata, member of this Hindu society. So Muslims come to Shaka, Christians come to Shaka as all other castes from the routinely called Hindu society, they also come to Shaka. But we don’t take their count and we don’t ask who they are. We are all sons of Bharat Mata, that is how the Sangha works.
• When you come inside Shaka, come as son of Bharat Mata, member of this Hindu society.
• Come to the Sangha and give your everything in the work at the feet of Bharat Mata. The Sangha doesn’t give anything; the Sangha asks for everything. That is the Sangha.
• In Sangha, anything can change except the basic one. Hindustan is a Hindu nation. That is the basic, that will never change.
• Any change in the Sangh is first proposed and then discussed. When there is consensus, the change happens within minutes. Until that consensus is reached, discussions continue. No change is considered a taboo, but only those changes which are accepted by all are incorporated. We have a process for this, and over time, we have made many changes in what we do.
• Any variety of members from our society can come to the Sangha. If transgenders come to the Shakha, we will not say you are a transgender, you remain out. Those who perform Dhwaj pranam, sing our prarthana, participate in our programs and affirm that Hindustan is Hindu Nation, All of them are welcome. There is no bar for anyone.
• If Gen Z is interested in AI, social media or other things, we must reach out to them where they are. Dr. Hedgewar once noticed that many missed Shakha on Sundays for cinema, so he joined them in the queue one day and attendance improved afterward. The lesson is clear: to bring people to the Sangh, we must first go to them and understand what interests them.
• The Sangha started in 1925, and we had to provide for its needs. At that time, contributions were being collected, but Dr. Hedgewar said the Sangh is ours — we should not beg for our own work. Just as one takes responsibility for family duties, we must take responsibility for the Sangh with devotion, not the ego of donation. What we give is not charity but Dakshina — an act of rededication. For Dakshina, there must be a Guru, but since no person is permanent,
• The Guru must be a lasting symbol of our culture, effort, and Hinduness. Therefore, the Bhagava Dhwaj was accepted as the Guru of the Sangh.
• Rashtradhwaj, the national flag. Since its creation, Sangh has always stood by, respected, offered tributes an
• In 1933, during the Faizpur Congress session, the national flag got entangled while being hoisted. Kishan Singh Rajput, a Swayamsevak, bravely climbed the pole and set it right. He was to be felicitated by Pandit Nehru for his act, but the program was cancelled after it was learned that he attends Shakha. Later, Dr. Hedgewar personally honored him with a silver lota. Since the formation of the flag, we have always stood firmly to respect and protect the national flag.
• When the court declared that the national flag can be hoisted by private institutions as well, the Sangha began hoisting the flag on 15th August and 26th January across all Sangh Karyalayas.
• We keep answering many questions, yet the same ones are repeatedly asked. This happens because some people deliberately raise questions about the Sangha to create doubt among others. We don’t need to respond to them, as we have more important work to do and cannot waste time replying to everyone.
• We do not support any political party. We do not participate in vote politics, current politics, election politics etc. Sangh is work of uniting the society and politics by nature is divisive, so we keep out of politics.
• We support policies, not individuals or parties. Especially now that we are a force, we will use our strength to support the right policy.
• We don’t have any special affinity towards one party. There is no Sangh Party. No party is ours, and all parties are ours because they are Bharatiya parties.
• We support Rashtraneeti, not Rajneeti, and we do so openly. We have our views, and we want this country to go in a particular direction.
• Our opponents are potential swayamsevaks of future.
• The Sangha has a definite plan to reach every strata of society. Our approach is not through propaganda or promotion but present ourselves. We aim to connect with every individual for the betterment of the country.
• There is no caste system, there is caste confusion
• Hindus are getting divided, but who asked them to divide? Why don’t they resist? It is politics that comes and divides us, as politicians keep reminding us of our caste differences.
• There are many provinces and many languages, each with its own importance. We recognize, respect, and accept this diversity, but ultimately, we are one country, one people, one nation. If someone asks us to divide, we will refuse. We follow Sanatan Dharma, and if someone asks us to convert, we will not.
• In Bharat, after 500 years of rule of these powers, we are still Hindustan. We can do it!
• After 100 years, Sangh offers everyone an opportunity to contribute according to their capacity and time.
• If you do anything good for society, you are an unofficial member of the RSS.
• Everything in Sangh happens through swayamsevaks. The Sangh’s work is to create karyakartas, and their work is for the nation.
• No person or organisation alone can bring about the nation’s upliftment – only society can.”
• You can understand Sangh only through shakha. Understanding Sangh is a continuous process. Form your opinion of RSS based on experience and facts, not on perception or hearsay.

Vishwa Samvada Kendra Karnataka

09.11.2025