Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Mohan Bhagwat Rejects Claims RSS Is Driven By Hatred
Mohan Bhagwat spoke at an event in the UK.
Some people have claimed that the RSS is driven by hatred.
Bhagwat rejected that claim.
He said the RSS is based on pure and noble love.
He said this idea has guided the organisation for about a century.
He explained that people should feel connected to their families and communities.
He said this feeling should extend to all humanity.
He also spoke about a Hindu civilisational connection with nature.
Mohan Bhagwat rejected claims that the RSS is driven by hatred.
He said pure and noble love has long been the foundation of the RSS's work.
Bhagwat said this principle has remained unchanged throughout the organisation's century of existence.
He described belonging as extending from individuals to families, communities, society and humanity.
He also highlighted the Hindu civilisational connection with nature.
- Who
- Mohan Bhagwat and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
- What
- Bhagwat rejected claims that the RSS is driven by hatred and described love as the basis of its work.
- When
- At a UK event; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- The United Kingdom.
- Why
- He was responding to claims about the organisation's motivations and explaining its stated principles.
Critics' Claim
Bhagwat's Response
The RSS's motivating principle
Critics' Claim
Critics characterized the RSS as being driven by hatred.
Bhagwat's Response
Mohan Bhagwat said the organisation's work is founded on pure and noble love.
The organisation's guiding idea
Critics' Claim
The criticism challenges the nature of the principle guiding the RSS.
Bhagwat's Response
Bhagwat said the principle of love has remained unchanged throughout the RSS's century of existence.
- Speaker
- Mohan Bhagwat
- Organisation
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- Event location
- United Kingdom
- RSS principle cited
- Pure and noble love
- Duration referenced
- About a century of the organisation's existence
- Broader connection
- Individuals, families, communities, society, humanity and nature