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RSS main Mohan Bhagwat connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) said the Sangh had asked him to proceed moving contempt his age, portion stressing that helium would measurement down from the station whenever the organisation directs him to bash so.
He was responding to questions during an interactive league with attendees present astatine a programme to people the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) centenary.
"There is nary predetermination to the station of RSS chief. Regional and divisional heads name the chief. Generally, it is said that aft turning 75, 1 should enactment without holding immoderate post," Mr. Bhagwat said.
"I person completed 75 years and informed the RSS, but the organisation asked maine to proceed working. Whenever the RSS asks maine to measurement down, I volition bash so, but status from enactment volition ne'er happen," helium said.
The RSS main further said situations could beryllium supportive oregon adverse and determination was nary request to dwell excessively connected them.
"What we request to deliberation astir is uncovering solutions alternatively than focusing connected problems. As agelong arsenic information does not travel forward, illusion remains effective," helium added.
In a lighter remark, Bhagwat said the organisation "extracts enactment till the past driblet of humor from its volunteer" and maintained that determination had not yet been a concern successful the RSS's past wherever idiosyncratic had to beryllium retired.
Mr. Bhagwat said the Sangh's enactment was astir inculcating "sanskar" (values) and not astir campaigning.
"We person lagged down successful promoting ourselves. Excessive campaigning leads to publicity and past arrogance. One needs to support oneself from it. Publicity should beryllium similar rainfall, capable successful timing and quantity," helium said, adding that the RSS was carrying retired outreach initiatives.
Mr. Bhagwat further said that English would ne'er beryllium the mean of connection successful RSS functioning, arsenic it was not an Indian language. "We privation to enactment with Indians. Wherever English is necessary, we usage it. We are not averse to it," helium said.
He said radical should beryllium capable to talk English successful specified a mode that autochthonal English speakers would beryllium consenting to listen. "We should maestro English, but that does not mean we hide our parent tongue," Mr. Bhagwat said.
Recalling a akin enactment successful Bengaluru, helium said representatives from respective confederate states could not recognize Hindi and helium had responded to their queries successful English.
He added that portion interacting with the Indian diaspora abroad, connection was done either successful Hindi oregon the parent tongue, depending connected whether they were from English-speaking oregon non-English-speaking countries.
