RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Manipur said that Hindu society is immortal and the world does not exist without it. He stressed on economic self-reliance, military strength and knowledge capacity to strengthen the country.
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat asserted that “the world cannot exist without Hindus.” Addressing a gathering during his visit to Manipur, Bhagwat said that Hindu society is immortal. He also said that India has left behind empires like Greece, Egypt and Rome. Bhagwat said, “Every country in the world has seen all kinds of situations. Greece (Greece), Egypt and Rome, all the civilizations were wiped out from the face of the earth. But, there is something special in our civilization, due to which we are still present today.”
RSS Chief on Manipur tour
The RSS chief, who is visiting the state for the first time after the caste clashes in Manipur, described the Hindu society as the savior of the world’s religions. He said, “India is the name of an immortal civilization… We have woven such a fabric in our society, due to which the Hindu community will always exist. If Hindus do not exist, the world will also not exist.” Even before this, Bhagwat had stressed that there are no non-Hindus in India, as Muslims and Christians are also descendants of the same ancestors.
RSS chief called for economic self-reliance
The RSS chief, BJP’s ideological patron, stressed that to strengthen the country, its economy must be completely self-reliant. Similarly, Bhagwat said that military strength and knowledge capacity are equally important to build a country. “In building a nation, the first requirement is strength. Strength means economic capability. The word ‘superiority’ is sometimes misinterpreted. But our economy should be completely self-reliant. We should not be dependent on anyone,” the RSS chief said.
This statement comes at a time when the government should boost its ‘Swadeshi’ campaign after the US under the leadership of Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs (50%) on Indian imports. Bhagwat said the path was not very difficult and gave examples of how social determination addressed deep-rooted problems.
Referring to the decline of Naxalism, the RSS chief said it ended because “society had decided that it would not tolerate it any more.” He also gave the example of India’s freedom struggle against the British. He said, “The sun never set on the British Empire. But in India, their sun had started setting. We tried for 90 years. We never let that voice be suppressed. Sometimes it became weak, sometimes it became strong, but we never let it die.”