Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

BJP leaders in Palakkad have defended the decision to name a skill development center for differently-abled individuals after RSS founder Dr. K.B. Hedgewar. Amid criticism from opposition parties, the BJP asserted Hedgewar’s role as a freedom fighter and accused detractors of attempting to sabotage the welfare initiative for political reasons.

The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) dissolved a temple advisory committee in Kerala after an RSS prayer song was sung during a concert. The TDB cited serious lapses, including the erection of flags and pillars on temple grounds, violating regulations.

Kerala Congress leaders accuse Sangh forces of attacking Christians and churches across India, citing incidents and an RSS article targeting Christian land ownership. They vow to oppose any legislation threatening religious freedoms, including a proposed Church Bill.

RSS prayer song at TDB-run temple in Kerala's Kollam triggered controversy; Congress demands action as police probe flag display during the temple festival.

Kerala's CM and a Congress leader have criticised an article in the RSS mouthpiece 'Organiser' discussing Catholic Church land ownership. They allege it's part of a Sangh Parivar agenda to marginalise minorities and a dangerous precedent following the Waqf Bill.

The article on the website of the Organiser, which has now been unpublished, claimed that Catholic institutions hold 7 crore hectares of land, making them the largest non-governmental landowner.

Following the smooth passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, attention appears to be shifting to another major land-holding religious body — the Catholic Church.

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) or Shiv (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would decide the successor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the visitor's book after paying tribute to RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at Smruti Mandir in Nagpur.

PM Narendra Modi visits Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur, where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism in 1956 along with his followers.