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CPI(M) meet calls for popularising local histories to counter RSS’s cultural nationalism • Mar. 8, 2025, 12:15 AM ET (The Hindu)
‘He should be booked for treason’: Uddhav Thackeray slams RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi’s remarks about Marathi • Mar. 6, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (The Indian Express)
RSS kept patriotism alive, preserved Bharat’s identity during British rule: Governor • Feb. 28, 2025, 9:28 AM ET (The Hindu)
CPI(M)‘s clarification note to State units on draft political resolution triggers a row • Feb. 25, 2025, 12:45 AM ET (The Hindu)
Build friendship among all groups: Mohan Bhagwat to RSS volunteers • Feb. 24, 2025, 3:11 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As National Volunteers Corps • Rashtriya Seva Sangh • RSS
Date 1925 - present
Areas Of Involvement Hindutva • Hinduism
Related People Rajnath Singh • Narendra Modi

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