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RSS Clarifies ‘Retire at 75’ Was Ideologue Quotation, Not a Call for Modi

The RSS said Bhagwat cited late ideologue Moropant Pingle without singling out anyone, prompting opposition leaders to demand clarity on Modi’s succession plan.

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Overview

  • The RSS issued an official statement saying Bhagwat’s remark on stepping aside at 75 merely quoted Moropant Pingle’s view and was not aimed at any leader.
  • The BJP reaffirmed that its constitution includes no age-based retirement clause and that Prime Minister Modi will continue in office until 2029.
  • Opposition figures such as Sanjay Raut, Abhishek Singhvi and Jairam Ramesh have pressed Modi to confirm whether he will follow the informal retirement norm.
  • Bhagwat and Modi share September 1950 birthdates and both will turn 75 in September, intensifying speculation over their simultaneous milestone.
  • An informal retirement convention at 75 previously led to senior BJP leaders like LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee being shifted to the Margdarshak Mandal after the 2014 elections.