Attempts made to vilify RSS after Independence, says PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to the founders and swayamsevaks (volunteers) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who "dedicated themselves to nation building" and said they stayed the course on putting the nation first despite attempts to vilify the organisation and target its members after India gained Independence.

- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

Pointing out that it is often said about the Sangh that "ordinary people come together to accomplish extraordinary and unprecedented work", the PM said as a swayamsevak, he was happy that the RSS has drawn up a "road map" to fight the current challenges that India faces such as "attempts to break the unity of the country and changes to the demography..."