RSS chief blames external forces for Manipur strife

In his Vijayadashami address on Tuesday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said the Manipur violence was orchestrated and blamed "outside forces" for the situation in the northeastern state.

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In the address delivered at the RSS headquarters at Nagpur's Reshimbagh, his last before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bhagwat cautioned RSS workers not to get provoked as political discourse could get increasingly intemperate in the run-up to the elections. "Never get provoked. Voters have by now seen everyone. They will choose the available best," he said.

Bhagwat lauded the government for the successful hosting of the Group of 20 Summit, asked people to hold events across the country to celebrate the installation of the idol of Lord Ram at the Ayodhya temple on January 22, bemoaned how people "do not get a house on rent in another' locality", and urged his audience to read B R Ambedkar's last two speeches in the Constituent Assembly just like they read RSS founder KB Hedgewar.