Synopsis
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat clarified that his remarks on retirement age were misinterpreted, emphasizing the BJP’s autonomy in choosing its leader. He positioned the RSS as an inclusive organization promoting harmony. Bhagwat addressed diverse topics, including temple disputes, population policy, language, caste, and illegal immigration, advocating for constitutional reservations and societal efforts to curb infiltration.
PTI Mohan Bhagwat RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday sought to put to rest speculations about him suggesting 75 years as the retirement age, as both he and prime minister Narendra Modi are touching this age mark next month, while asserting that it is for the BJP to decide its next chief.
In his three-day lectures series as part of the Sangh’s centenary celebrations, Bhagwat projected RSS as an “inclusive organisation” with harmony as an essential part of its ideology and practice. Bhagwat responded to questions ranging from Manusmriti to Artificial Intelligence, tariffs, caste, education, patriotism, national language, partition, illegal immigration, attacks on Muslims to the age of retirement for politicians. Excerpts:
BJP CHIEF AND RSS
Bhagwat reiterated that BJP is an independent entity. In an apparent reference to the next party president, he said: “If we were deciding (the BJP president), we would not have taken so long. Anyway, take your time.”
RETIREMENT AGE AT 75
On the buzz around his remarks about 75 being the retirement age, Bhagwat said he never said, “I would, or someone (who is in a constitutional) post should reti
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