NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who has shared his views on wide-ranging subjects in course of a three-day outreach conclave, said today, “Everyone who lives in India is Hindu by identity, nationality.”
Speaking on the last day of the Bhavishya ka Bharat – an RSS perspective”, Mohan Bhagwat said: “All those who live in India are Hindu. They hesitate to say that. All people are our own. Our tradition is unity.”
Mohan Bhagwat, responding to questions on mob attacks by self-declared cow protectors, also said that “gau raksha (cow protection) should not be confused with vigilantism or mob violence”.
The RSS of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP.
The conclave, which featured invitees from various fields, is seen as an attempt at a makeover by the organization widely perceived as a fountainhead of pro-Hindu ideology and groups.
In that theme, Mr Bhagwat said the RSS is not against inter-caste marriage and it really is a question of compatibility between a man and woman.