Overview

• Bhagwat said there is no quarrel with the BJP and described distinct roles for the two organisations, adding that the RSS does not decide party appointments, including the BJP president.
• He clarified he never advocated retirement at 75 and said his July comments were a recalled witticism by Moropant Pingle, not a rule for leaders.
• The RSS chief urged Indians to consider three children per family, framing it as consistent with population targets and as beneficial for family dynamics.
• He linked demographic concerns to religious conversion and illegal immigration, and said jobs should go to citizens, explicitly including Muslims.
• He affirmed support for constitutionally mandated reservation and said the Sangh will not formally back Kashi/Mathura reclamation movements, even as volunteers may join, prompting opposition accusations of ‘doublespeak’.