After Gandhi’s Assassination, Nehru Saw the Hindu Right as a Threat to the Indian State
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After Gandhi’s Assassination, Nehru Saw the Hindu Right as a Threat to the Indian State

The tide of communalism that was threatening to submerge the nation was pushed back with a Herculean effort on the part of India’s national leadership. For almost a decade, communal forces remained on the back-foot. They made a poor showing even in the 1957 elections.

No Matter What it Says Now, RSS Did Not Participate in the Freedom Struggle
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No Matter What it Says Now, RSS Did Not Participate in the Freedom Struggle

The facts are as follows: The RSS was set up in 1925 by K.B. Hedgewar. In the entire period from 1925 till 1947, it did not participate in any campaign or movement launched by the Congress or any other party or group. Nor did it initiate any movement against the British by itself.