The RSS Must Confront Its Crisis of Vision https://thewire.in/religion/the-rss-must-confront-its-crisis-of-vision Harish Khare 03/Dec/2024 Even Bhagwat has felt compelled to restrain the more extreme elements within his fold, admonishing them against searching for a trishul under every mosque. But therein lies the problem.
The RSS has built a vast ecosystem of respectability. This includes eminent personalities – retired Supreme Court judges, generals, bureaucrats, IPS and IFS officers, middle-class professionals, and even housewives and grandmothers – singing the tune of a “Hindu renaissance” scripted in Nagpur.
The organisation is now reduced to banalities, such as advocating for Hindus in Bangladesh or urging families to “produce three children.”