Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi published a note and social posts calling Mohan Bhagwat a "living example of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" and lauding his lifelong service and leadership.
• Modi framed Bhagwat’s tenure since 2009 as transformative for the RSS, citing changes such as the updated uniform and revisions to training camps, as well as digital adaptation during the pandemic.
• The tribute highlighted that Bhagwat’s milestone birthday falls in the RSS’s centenary year and noted the coincidence of Vijaya Dashami, Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti on the same day.
• Senior BJP figures, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J. P. Nadda, publicly endorsed the Prime Minister’s praise and credited Bhagwat with expanding the organisation’s outreach.
• Congress leaders criticized the note as politically motivated, and coverage revisited Bhagwat’s July remarks on retirement alongside his later clarification that he did not advocate stepping down at 75.