Last Update: 12 July 2022, 22:31 IST
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat was addressing dalit and backward class saints during a program organized at Sri Shivsharan Madarachannaiah Gurupeeth in Chitradurga, Karnataka on Tuesday. (Image: PTI/FILE)
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said that the problem in Hindu society is untouchability and inequality, which is only in the mind and not in the scriptures
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday stressed on stopping religious conversion, saying it separates people from their roots. Bhagwat was addressing saints of Dalit and Backward Classes communities during a program organized at Shri Shivsharan Madarachannaiah Gurupeeth in Chitradurga.
“Religious conversion leads to separatism. Transformation separates the individual from the roots. Therefore, we must try to stop the conversion,” a statement issued by the Sangh was quoted as saying by RSS’s Sarsangh Chalak. “if we want India To live as India, we must be who we are (culturally) otherwise India will no longer be India. So, we have to ensure that religion pervades everywhere,” he said.
According to Bhagwat, the problems in Hindu society are untouchability and inequality, which exist only in the mind and not in the scriptures. “It may take time to solve this problem that has been in our mind for many centuries. The need is to find a solution to this issue. It will definitely happen one day and we are working on it. Until then, we have to One must be patient,” Bhagwat said.
The RSS chief insisted on focusing on Indian culture such as respecting elders and treating women with respect. “Modern way of teaching provides education but it is far from culture. If we have to strengthen the culture and commitment, then we have to arm ourselves with some kind of worship, which only seers can do,” Bhagwat told religious heads.
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