New Delhi. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, while narrating an incident from the 30s related to the first ban on RSS, said that at that time a person named Ibrahim had stood in support of the Sangh. Speaking at the inauguration of the newly constructed auditorium at the renovated headquarters of Nagpur Nagarik Co-operative Bank Limited, Bhagwat said, in the 1930s, when the first attempt was made to ban the union in the Central Province Assembly, there were no volunteers to defend the union. At that time there were no supporters of the ideas of the Sangh. At that time it was Mr. Ibrahim who spoke in favor of the union.
#WATCH | Nagpur, Maharashtra: At the inauguration of the newly constructed auditorium at the renovated headquarters of Nagpur Nagrik Sahakari Bank Limited, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat says, “…In the '30s, when an attempt to impose the first ban on the Sangh was made -in the Assembly of Central Province- there was no Swayamsevak to defend the Sangh; there was no one supporting the Sangh ideology either. There was one Mr Ibrahim who spoke in support of Sangh – That Sangh should not be shut down, that it is not communal. While speaking, he said, “I believe that those who say Hindustan is 'Hindu rashtra' should be sent to a mental hospital. I know Dr Hedgewar; he is not mental; he is a good person. So, Sangh cannot be communal.” It had been a few years since the formation of Sangh. It wasn't well-known, but everyone knew Dr Hedgewar…When Sangh began, Swayamsevak became its identity. Even today, after 100 years, Swayamsevak is Sangh's identity.”
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The Sangh chief said that Mr. Ibrahim had said that the Sangh should not be closed, the Sangh is not communal. But while speaking, he expressed his views in such a way that those who say that India is a 'Hindu nation' should be sent to a mental hospital, this is my opinion but I know Dr. Hedgewar, he is not a madman, but a good person, therefore, the Sangh cannot be communal.
Bhagwat said that at that time it had been five-seven years since the Sangh started. No one knew the Sangh but people knew Dr. Hedgewar. On completion of 100 years of the Sangh, Bhagwat said that it is not because of someone's kindness that the Sangh is progressing after completing 100 years, it is the result of sacrifice, dedication and hard work of the volunteers. Even today, after 100 years, volunteers are the identity of the Sangh.