Sanitising the Supremo : How RSS is trying to rewrite its own history one step at a time

[Subhash Gatade]

Sanitising the Supremo 
How RSS is trying to rewrite its own history one step at a time
- subhash gatade

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,,The rewriting spree has not left untouched RSS’s own history itself.

The biggest manifestation of this exercise is evident in the way we have before us a new look Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1888-1940) founder member of RSS and its first Supremo.

He is being called as ’‘born patriot’’, one amongst the ‘great revolutionaries who fought for India’s independence, ’’social reformer’ , ’maker of Modern India’ etc etc. disregarding the fact that all his life he focussed his attention to build Hindu Unity, to usher India into a Hindu Rashtra and never once gave a call to the organisation he founded with others – namely RSS – that it joins the anti colonial struggle. He did go to jail during the anti colonial struggle but not as a member of the RSS but as a member of Congress Party.

Many monographs, books .. – are also before us which are trying to emphasise this new image, obliterating many inconvenient aspects of his tumultuous life or maintaining tactical silences over them. The latest in the series is the way he is being projected as a leader of the “jungle satyagraha” at Pusad, Maharashtra which was organised as part of the Civil Disobedience Movement led by Congress. 

What is noticeable is that this ’rewriting’ of RSS history seems to begin at the beginning only. ..

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