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World leaders listen when Modi speaks: Bhagwat
PUNE [Maha Media]: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Monday that world leaders listen carefully when Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks because "India's strength is beginning to manifest globally and the world is taking notice".
Bhagwat made the remarks while speaking at an event in Pune to mark 100 years of the RSS. "Why is Prime Minister (Modi) being heard globally with rapt attention? He is being heard because India's strength is now beginning to manifest at places where it rightfully should. And that has made the world take notice," he said.
The RSS chief said instead of celebrating milestones like jubilees or centenaries, the aim should be to finish the given task within the set timeframe.
"That is what the Sangh has been doing. Though the Sangh has completed 100 years, braving challenges and weathering many storms, it is time to introspect why the task of uniting the entire society has taken so long," he told the gathering.
"It is believed that when India rises, global problems get resolved, conflicts diminish, and peace prevails," the RSS leader opined.
This, he said, is recorded in history, and people must recreate it. "This is the need of the hour. The current global situation demands this from India. And that is why Sangh volunteers have been working since day one with the resolve to complete this mission," he said.
Noting the sacrifices made by RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, who established the Hindutva organisation in Nagpur in 1925, Bhagwat recalled that Sangh volunteers began their journey of achieving the mission given to them amid numerous adversities and challenges. There was no certainty that their work would yield positive results, observed the RSS leader, referring to early months and years of the Sangh.
"They (Sangh volunteers) sowed the seeds of success and paved the path for transformation by dedicating their lives. Our gratitude must remain with them," he added.
Narrating an anecdote to the gathering, the RSS chief said he was once told the Sangh arrived 30 years late. "I responded by saying we did not arrive late. Instead, you started listening to us late," Bhagwat stated.
When the Sangh speaks about the strength of dialogue and collective work, it refers to the entire society, he affirmed. "Our foundation lies in unity through diversity. We must walk together, and for that, Dharma is essential.
