Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Bhagwat Says Wrong Narratives Shape Perceptions of RSS
Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the RSS, gave a speech in New York.
He talked about a plane collision near Dadri in Haryana.
He said most of the passengers were Muslims.
According to him, RSS volunteers arrived first and helped injured people.
He also said they recovered bodies and helped families identify them.
The volunteers helped with funeral arrangements, he said.
Bhagwat said they helped without asking for anything in return.
He argued that people may have wrong ideas about the RSS because of misleading stories.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat spoke at the One World One Humanity event in New York on Saturday.
He described a collision between two planes over Dadri in Haryana, saying both aircraft were from Arab countries.
Bhagwat said most passengers were Muslims and that RSS volunteers reached the site first to help.
He said volunteers treated injured people, recovered bodies and helped arrange funeral rites and identify victims.
Bhagwat attributed RSS service to its being outside politics and said it seeks no return or publicity.
- Who
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, RSS volunteers, and passengers described by Bhagwat as mostly Muslim.
- What
- Bhagwat discussed RSS volunteers' response to a reported collision between two planes and criticized what he called wrong narratives about the organization.
- When
- Saturday, according to the article.
- Where
- Bhagwat spoke at the One World One Humanity event in New York; he described the collision as occurring over Dadri in Haryana.
- Why
- Bhagwat said the RSS volunteers helped because the organization is not in politics and does not seek publicity or anything in return.
- Speaker
- Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS
- Event
- One World One Humanity
- Event location
- New York
- Reported incident location
- Dadri, Haryana
- Aircraft origin
- Bhagwat said both planes were from Arab countries
- Passengers
- Bhagwat said most passengers were Muslims
- Volunteer actions
- Treating injured people, recovering bodies, helping with identification and funeral arrangements
- Bhagwat's stated rationale
- The RSS is not in politics and seeks no return or publicity for its service