Overview

• At Nagpur’s Vijayadashami gathering, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat endorsed India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack under Operation Sindoor and urged self-reliance and use of indigenous resources.
• Former President Ram Nath Kovind, the event’s chief guest, invoked Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s “Bhimsmriti, not Manusmriti” line to underline constitutional values and lauded the organisation’s social inclusion efforts.
• Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan posted that the group embodies unity in diversity and helps build disciplined citizens, framing its role as integral to national progress.
• The government’s role in the commemorations included Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiling a special coin and postage stamp marking the 100-year milestone.
• Opposition leaders escalated criticism, with Rahul Gandhi attacking the organisation’s ideology and Congress’s Pawan Khera and Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin condemning the stamp and coin initiative.