Overview
- Mohan Bhagwat delivered the RSS’s annual Vijayadashami address in Nagpur on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, formally closing the organisation’s centenary-year programmes with shastra puja and pathsanchalan marches.
- He warned that a 'storm from the West' and other forces seek to weaken India and said regime-change operations will not succeed, citing unrest in France, Bangladesh, Nepal and Albania as examples.
- Bhagwat urged that public protests remain lawful, restrained and focused on finding solutions rather than serving political or electoral interests, and he called on leaders and authorities to avoid actions that fuel social divisions.
- The RSS announced its centenary outreach figures during the address, claiming contact with 4,61,127 villages and over 10 crore Hindu households, and pledged work on social issues including a push against drug addiction and calls to regulate OTT content.
- Senior political and civic figures attended the event, which the RSS framed as a transition from centenary commemoration to organized social work focused on swadeshi, unity and moral discipline.