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'Divide-and-rule tactics': RSS chief Bhagwat's warning over attempts to split India

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Addressing the 'Maru Ninad-2026' Ghosh Shivir, Mohan Bhagwat used the Mahabharata to demonstrate how the larger Kaurava army fell due to internal division while the united Pandavas prevailed. He urged citizens to cast aside ego and petty differences to build a resilient society grounded in Dharma. Bhagwat also called for localized grassroots leadership to serve neighborhoods and highlighted the evolution of the RSS musical wing from British-influenced tunes into classical Indian martial compositions.

Key points

  • External entities are using modern divide-and-rule tactics based on smaller identities to…: External entities are using modern divide-and-rule tactics based on smaller identities to obstruct the nation's ongoing progress.
  • Societal harmony and the rejection of personal egos are essential requirements for overco…: Societal harmony and the rejection of personal egos are essential requirements for overcoming numerically superior internal or external challenges.
  • Grassroots leadership and classical martial music traditions are viewed by the organizati…: Grassroots leadership and classical martial music traditions are viewed by the organization as vital tools for building national discipline and unity.

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NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday warned of attempts to divide India by exploiting smaller identities. He compared the efforts to the British-era policy of divide and rule and called for national unity.Addressing the 'Maru Ninad-2026' Ghosh Shivir organised by the RSS Jodhpur Prant at Rajaram Ashram in Shikarpura, Bhagwat said India was moving in the right direction. However, certain global forces did not want the country to become a great nation, ANI reported."India is the treasure trove of everyone's hopes. But the state of the world is very strange. For their own selfish reasons, they don't even want India to become great," Bhagwat said.He alleged that attempts were being made to create divisions by magnifying smaller identities and provoking conflicts among people. He compared these tactics to those used during British rule.The RSS chief urged people to shed selfishness, petty differences and ego. He stressed the need to build an organised society rooted in Dharma and national service.Citing the Mahabharata, Bhagwat explained how internal discord could weaken even a powerful force.

He pointed out that the Kauravas…

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