RSS Protests Government Attempts to Link It To Terrorism

Lakhs of RSS workers held mass protests in several state capitals and district headquarters all over the country. Addressing a dharna in Lucknow, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said, “The saffron color is the identity of Hinduism and can never be involved in terrorism…. RSS is against any type of violence.”

RSS protest rally in Haldwani

The All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) in a statement in early November had expressed concern over, “Recent revelations through detailed investigations have exposed the true character of the RSS and its sister organizations. The investigations indicate the involvement of its members in terrorist activities.”
Sonia Gandhi told the group: “The broader message for all of us is that our fight against communalism of all kinds, against fanaticism of all types, has to continue unabated. This is a political struggle, a struggle for a secular India. The abuse of religion to inflame passion, stoke prejudice and polarize our society will be forcefully resisted by our party and government.”

Rahul Gandhi had also equated the RSS with the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), which has been labeled a terrorist organization by both India and the United States, asserting that “both these organizations preach fundamentalist ideologies.”

A rally in Haldwani attracted nearly ten thousand protestors where speakers decried the “anti-Hindu, anti-RSS propaganda” by the Congress to malign the RSS. 

Prakash Harbola at the RSS protest rally in Haldwani.

Dr. Harish, Sah Prant Pracharak, at the RSS protest rally in Haldwani.