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Congress Labels RSS 'Indian Taliban' After Modi's Praise

Opposition figures label the RSS a threat to peace with questions over its registration, fundraising

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Overview

  • Prime Minister Modi praised the RSS as the world’s biggest NGO with a century of nation-building service.
  • BK Hariprasad equated the RSS to the Taliban, accusing it of undermining national harmony after Modi’s Red Fort address.
  • He questioned the RSS’s compliance with constitutional NGO registration norms by noting its unregistered status, demanding clarity on its fundraising sources.
  • He accused the ruling party alongside its ideological parent of twisting Partition history, citing an NCERT module that assigns blame beyond Congress.
  • Other Congress leaders also criticized Modi’s remarks by arguing the RSS stayed out of the freedom struggle, fueling social division.