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In Raipur Address, Bhagwat Urges Social Unity, Mother-Tongue Use and Open Temples

The RSS chief framed his prescriptions as a civic and cultural appeal tied to the organisation’s 100th year, not as policy changes.

Overview

  • Calling for social harmony, he said people should not be judged by caste, wealth, language or region and asserted that the country belongs to everyone.
  • He urged that temples, water bodies and cremation grounds be accessible to all Hindus, emphasizing persuasion and unity rather than conflict.
  • He encouraged families to spend one day each week together for home-cooked meals, prayers and meaningful discussion to counter loneliness and bad habits.
  • He pressed for speaking one’s mother tongue at home and learning local languages when living in other states, saying all Indian languages carry equal weight.
  • He advocated reading and following the Constitution’s duties, buying swadeshi where possible, and taking home-based conservation steps such as water saving, rainwater harvesting, reducing single-use plastics and planting trees, while noting the remarks come during the RSS centenary with no plan for celebrations.