Dattatreya Hosabale says, ‘RSS is neither right wing nor left wing, we are nationalist’

Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday said that the organization works in the interest of the nation without any political leanings.

Hosabale said, “We are neither right-wing nor left-wing. We are nationalists. The Sangh is only going to work in the interest of the nation.”

He was speaking on the topic ‘Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’ organized by the Integrated Manavdarshan Anusandhan Evam Vikas Pratishthan at Birla Auditorium.

He said that all the people living in India are Hindus because their forefathers were Hindus. “Their methods of worship may be different, but they all have the same DNA.”

He said that India can lead the world by becoming ‘Vishwa Guru’ only with the collective efforts of all.

He said that the Sangh considers all the religions and sects of India as one. He said, “People can do the work of the organization while maintaining their sampradaya. The Sangh is not rigid. It is flexible.”

He also spoke on the constitution and said that even a good constitution can do nothing if the implementers are bad.

Hosabale said that RSS played a role in the establishment of democracy in the country, which is mentioned in the articles of foreign journalists.

Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, former BJP state president Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Leader of Opposition Gulabchand Kataria were also present in the programme.