Overview
- Speaking in New Delhi on January 11, Mohan Bhagwat addressed the launch of the song album for Shatak, a film chronicling the RSS’s 100-year journey.
- He said the RSS is "gradually evolving" and "simply unfolding" with time, using a seed-to-tree analogy to argue for continuity rather than change.
- Bhagwat praised founder K. B. Hedgewar as a "born patriot" and said aspects of his personality could warrant academic study.
- Commentary noted past statements describing the RSS as a "body of individuals" not required to register like typical NGOs, raising questions about transparency and oversight.
- Coverage also recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2025 description of the RSS as the "biggest NGO" and reported Z-category security for Bhagwat as an indicator of state-level accommodation.