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Does RSS want Akhand Bharat?
The call for creation of the Akhand Bharat or Akhand Hindusthan has on occasions been raised by Hindu nationalist organisations such as the Hindu Mahasabha, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishva Hindu Parishad, Shiv Sena, Hindu Sena, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Bharatiya Janata Party.
How many RSS are there in India?
RSS was founded on 27 September 1925. As of 2014, it has a membership of 5–6 million….Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
| Official symbol of RSS | |
|---|---|
| Path Sanchalan in Bhopal | |
| Coordinates | 21.146°N 79.111°ECoordinates:21.146°N 79.111°E |
| Area served | India |
| Membership | 5–6 million 56,859 branches/shakhas (2016) |
Is RSS ruling India?
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist organisation that is widely regarded as the parent organisation of the ruling party of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party. The RSS is one of the principal organizations of the Sangh Parivar group.
Who is the present leader of RSS?
The current Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is Mohan Bhagwat.
Is RSS political party?
What is the meaning of ‘akhand bharat’?
RSS’s idea of “Akhand Bharat” includes not only Pakistan and Bangladesh, but also Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Tibet. It terms the combined region as a “Rashtra” based on “Hindu cultural” similarities.
Will ‘Akhand Bharat’ unify India and Pakistan?
Muslims will integrate themselves with the national life and Akhand Bharat will be a reality, unifying India and Pakistan once we are able to remove this obstacle (separatist politics).” RSS’s idea of “Akhand Bharat” includes not only Pakistan and Bangladesh, but also Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
When did RSS start propagating in India?
It’s a view the RSS, which was formed in 1925, started propagating in 1947, after Partition. At a press conference in Delhi on August 24, 1949, after the government lifted the ban on the RSS — imposed on it for its role in Gandhi’s assassination — M S Golwalkar, the organisation’s second sarsanghchalak, termed Pakistan an “uncertain state”.