Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said on Tuesday the right-wing Hindu outfit, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), was an ‘anti-national’ organisation since it is “against the Swadharma of India.”
Yadav took to Twitter and launched a scathing attack on the RSS. He wrote, “Their (RSS’) problem is not just that they are anti Muslim, but that they are anti national.”
Nothing courageous, sir.
Just stated plain facts.
RSS has ZERO contribution to Indian nationalism.
Their very concept of nation is European.
They want Hinduism to be like Islam and Christianity.
Their problem is not just that they are anti Muslim, but that they are anti national. https://t.co/6UQJXXzuqX— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) September 18, 2018
When a Twitter user accused Yadav of making unsubstantial remarks about the RSS, Yadav claimed he has seen the organisation from “inside and outside. But can’t let personal affection come in the way of stating the truth: RSS is against the Swadharma of India.”
Sir, I have seen @RSSorg from inside and outside. I have read its thinkers, who are better than its current leaders. And I have respect for you.
But I can't let personal affection come in the way of stating the truth: RSS is against the Swadharma of India.
Hence anti-national. https://t.co/bd31GcmUzX— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) September 19, 2018
Earlier on Tuesday, Yadav had appeared on a television debate, arguing if “RSS is attempting an image makeover?” During the debate, Yadav said, “It’s basic ideological tenets are borrowed from Europe. It is a completely imported ideology which belongs more to Germany than to India. Their concept of nationalism is taken from Europe. Their idea of what is Hindu is nothing but an imitation of Christianity and Islam. So whether RSS really wants to be Indian before giving a certificate of who is Indian and who is not? Is RSS itself Indian, is the question I want to ask.”
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