RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat admitted there were some members in the Sangh who had radical views but they were told to leave the organisation since this “extremism” would not work in the outfit.
Asserting there was no place for radicals in the RSS, Mr Bhagwat lashed out at the Congress for giving a terror tag to his outfit, alleging this was part of a conspiracy against the Sangh.
Trashing allegations of RSS links to terror attacks following Swami Aseem-anand’s reported confession, Mr Bhagwat said those accused in various blasts are in no way connected to the organisation. Responding to Mr Bhagwat’s remarks, Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari said “rather than the rats deserting the ship it seems to be a case of the ship deserting the rats.”
“Of the majority of the people whom the government has accused (in various blast cases), a few had left voluntarily and a few were told by the Sangh that this extremism will not work here so you go away,” Mr Bhagwat told a public meeting here Sunday night.
He also hit out at the Congress-led UPA for allegedly maligning the Sangh’s image.
“The vote banks that were built are getting disintegrated, results of some elections have not gone in their favour, a very serious picture is emerging before the people in the country. They are afraid and have united to malign our image,” the RSS supremo said,
Mr Bhagwat, who is here on a four-day visit to attend the Uttarayan festival organised by RSS members, was responding to the recent allegations of the Sangh’s links with the Mecca Masjid, Ajmer, Samjhauhta Express and Malegaon blasts after Aseemanand’s confession. The allegations, he said, were part of a conspiracy against the Sangh and its members. —PTI