PM Modi says RSS members went to jail during freedom struggle, Congress says claim false

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed that several members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, including founder KB Hedgewar, went to jail during the struggle for independence.

The Congress, however, accused the prime minister of making false claims and said that on the contrary, the Hindutva organisation collaborated with the British during the Quit India movement.

At an event marking the centenary of the RSS, Modi said that the organisation has has been working to build the nation since it was formed in 1925.

The RSS is the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, of which Modi is also a member. Critics have accused it of promoting Hindu supremacy and intolerance toward minorities.

During his address, Modi said that the RSS’s 100-year journey was “an extraordinary example of sacrifice, selfless service, nation-building and discipline”.

He added: “It is the fortune of the volunteers of our generation that we have the opportunity to witness a great occasion like the centenary year of the Sangh.”

The prime minister said that the Hindutva organisation worked with different sections of the society but there was never any conflict between its various wings since they all operated under the principle of “nation first”.

संघ की 100 वर्ष की इस गौरवमयी यात्रा की स्मृति में आज भारत सरकार ने विशेष डाक टिकट और स्मृति सिक्के जारी किए हैं।

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