Overview

• On September 11, Prime Minister Narendra Modi published an op-ed and posts on X praising Mohan Bhagwat as a “living example” of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
• Modi’s note traces Bhagwat’s journey from pracharak to Sarsanghchalak in 2009 and highlights his family’s longstanding association with the RSS.
• He credits Bhagwat’s leadership with changes such as the uniform update, modifications to training camps, and expanded digital outreach during the COVID period.
• Bhagwat’s 75th birthday falls in the RSS centenary year, with Vijaya Dashami coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti on October 2.
• BJP leaders amplified the tribute, while Congress figures called it political flattery and questioned the RSS’s record, as Bhagwat’s earlier 75-age retirement remark remains clarified.