New Delhi: During the preparations for the RSS Samarasata Sangama held at Nagawara, Bengaluru, on January 25, 26, and 27, 2002 — the then Karnataka Home Minister, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (father of Priyank Kharge, who now wants to ban RSS activities in the state) — along with other Congress ministers, visited the RSS campsite and appreciated the organisation’s social service activities.
Present on the occasion were the recently deceased RSS veteran Shri K. R. Narahari and other prominent functionaries. Congress leader Roshan Baig and Police Commissioner T. Sangliana were also in attendance.