The RSS Sarsanghchalak was speaking at a centenary programme of the Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, a Marathi literary body, in Nagpur
Nagpur: Challenges faced by the country cannot be dealt with by a single leader. Rather, no single political party, leader or an organization can bring about a massive change in the country, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday.
This thought was at the base of the Sangh’s ideology, he said, adding that the country got independence only when the common people took to the street. Bhagwat was speaking at a centenary programme of the Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, a Marathi literary body, in Nagpur.
“One thing at the base of the Sangh’s ideology is that a single leader is not supposed to tackle all the challenges before this country. He cannot even do that. However big the leader may be,” the RSS chief said. “One organization, one party, one leader cannot bring about change. They help bring it. Change takes place when the common man stands up for it,” he added.
India’s freedom struggle began way back in 1857, but it succeeded only when there was a massive awareness and “the common man took to the street,” Bhagwat said. The revolutionaries too contributed to the freedom struggle and Subhas Chandra Bose created a huge challenge before the British, but the main thing was that people acquired courage, he said.
“Not everyone went to jail, some people stayed away, but there was a widespread feeling that the country must become independent,” the RSS chief said. The RSS wants the Hindu society to become capable of fulfilling its responsibility, he said, adding that “leaders do not make society” but society creates leaders. “All things take place through a change in society and the RSS is organizing society,” Bhagwat said.
People should not give the “contract” to improve the country’s condition to others but should take up the responsibility themselves, he said. “Don’t give this contract to even the Sangh. Do your job yourself….people will have to learn this,” Bhagwat said.
Bhagwat further said when the country is run by the government, power changes hands. The Sangh has become so popular that people may not think twice before handing it the reins of the country for welfare, though RSS may not accept it. “The Sangh wants the Hindu community to be strong enough to resolve its problems. This is not possible to be achieved by any single leader. Rather, it’s an entire organization which can achieve the goal,” he said.
Changes can happen only when the people at large are involved, said Bhagwat at a book release function at the Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh on Tuesday. The book, Varta Ishanya Bharatchi (commentary on north-eastern India), has been written by RSS functionary Sunil Kitkaru.
“The RSS has made immense contributions to the Ram Mandir movement such as the Sarsanghchalak, I was one of the invitees to the ground breaking ceremony of the temple. Being there I could be seen on the television too. It was not in my hands to be not seen, but it’s certainly in my control to not crave for publicity” he said.
