Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, paying homage to the founding fathers K.B. Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar at Smriti Mandir. This marks the first time a sitting Prime Minister has visited the RSS memorial. Modi was accompanied by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. The visit coincides with Gudi Padwa celebrations and is seen as significant given recent speculations about BJP-RSS relations.
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00:00We have some breaking news that's coming in.
00:01Prime Minister Modi has reached Nagpur.
00:03He will be heading to Smriti Mandir
00:04to pay tributes to the founding fathers of RSS at Reshimbhau.
00:09Now, he's arrived in Nagpur for the RSS tribute.
00:11Prime Minister Modi, to pay tribute to RSS founders,
00:13RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has also reached the Smriti Mandir.
00:19The Smriti Mandir happens to be the symbolic nerve center
00:21of the RSS that the Prime Minister will be visiting
00:24in just a short while.
00:26Now, it was built in the honor of Dr. Keshav Baliram
00:29by his successor, M. S. Golwalkar,
00:32and it serves as both a tribute and a pilgrimage point
00:35for those who trace their ideological lineage
00:37to the organization.
00:39It also became the place that houses the memorial
00:41of both the first two Sarsang Chalaks of RSS.
00:45Now, Prime Minister Modi is heading to Smriti Mandir
00:48in just a while.
00:50It is located in Reshimbhau.
00:52RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has reached Smriti Mandir as well.
00:59The Prime Minister Modi has landed in Nagpur.
01:01He will be heading to Smriti Mandir to pay tribute
01:04to the founding fathers of RSS at Reshimbhau.
01:08RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has also reached Smriti Mandir,
01:11where they will be paying tribute
01:12to the founding fathers of RSS.
01:30Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
01:33International Airport in Nagpur.
01:35Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was present at the airport
01:38to receive him.
01:39Union Minister Nitin Gadkari,
01:41Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bhavankule
01:42was also present to welcome Prime Minister Modi.
01:46Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to RSS headquarters
01:49will mark a first.
01:51No Prime Minister has ever done so.
01:54The Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bhavankule
01:57insists there's nothing political about the visit.
01:59Prime Minister's trip is largely being seen
02:03as a way for Prime Minister Modi
02:06to show his support for the RSS.
02:08The Prime Minister's visit to RSS
02:10will mark a first.
02:11No Prime Minister has ever done so.
02:14This visit coincides with the RSS function
02:16marking the Gudi Bhavra.
02:17He will offer homage at the memorials of RSS founder
02:20K.B. Hedgewar and the organization's second
02:23Sarsang Chalak, M.S. Golwalkar,
02:25located at the Dr. Hedgewar Smriti Mandir.
02:28Hrithik Bhalekar, my colleague,
02:30is joining me live on the broadcast.
02:31Hrithik, Prime Minister Modi has said
02:34that he will be paying tribute to the founding fathers
02:36of the RSS.
02:38He will be paying tribute to the founding fathers
02:40of the RSS.
02:42Hrithik, Prime Minister Modi has landed in Nagpur right now.
02:45He will be visiting the Smriti Mandir in just a short bit.
02:48What can you tell us about what is going on around you?
02:51What is the sentiment like?
02:52People excited for Prime Minister Modi
02:54to visit the Smriti Mandir.
03:03See, absolutely, the atmosphere in Nagpur,
03:05we can see that it is charged up, electrified.
03:10Because we can see Nagpurkers
03:13lining up on the streets right from the morning
03:15to welcome PM Modi,
03:17because it is the first time any Prime Minister
03:20of the country is visiting the memorial
03:24of Hedgewar and Golwalkar to pay tribute.
03:28And that too, it coincides with the celebration
03:32of Marathi New Year, that is,
03:35Gudi Padwa celebration.
03:37We can see people here carrying postcards and banners
03:41of PM Narendra Modi with a slogan
03:45which he gave during Maharashtra Assembly elections,
03:48that is, Batege to Katege, Ek Hai To Safe Hai.
03:51And we can see people here,
03:54very charged up and very electrified atmosphere,
03:58giving slogans of Jai Shri Ram.
04:08Yes, this is the third time
04:10that the Prime Minister has visited the Smriti Mandir.
04:13And this is the first time
04:15that the Prime Minister has visited the Smriti Mandir.
04:18As workers, we are very excited,
04:23and we pray to God
04:25that the enthusiasm of the workers
04:28to see the Prime Minister
04:30remains the same.
04:32We pray to God for this.
04:34It is a real pleasure for all of us
04:36that PM Modi is here today with us.
04:38And I wish everyone a Happy Gudi Padwa to all.
05:05So here we can see that people with lots of emotions
05:09expressing their thoughts
05:11about how RSS Foundation has been laid down
05:16in this city, Nagpur city,
05:18which is the second capital of Maharashtra,
05:20and PM Modi visiting today.
05:23And we can see people here,
05:25very charged up and very electrified atmosphere,
05:28giving slogans of Jai Shri Ram.
05:30And we can see people here,
05:32PM Modi visiting today
05:34on the occasion of Gudi Padwa
05:37makes them more happy.
05:39Jai Shri Ram!
05:41We just heard him call
05:43Nagpur and essentially
05:45the Smriti Mandir
05:47the Karmagudi for PM Modi.
05:49So what can you tell us
05:51about the significance really of this visit,
05:53of PM Modi's visit to the Smriti Mandir?
05:57I love Modi!
06:00Absolutely.
06:02This is the second time
06:04Modi is visiting Nagpur
06:06and especially RSS headquarters
06:08and Smriti Mandir
06:10because as per the records,
06:12if we see,
06:14during 2013,
06:16when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister
06:18and he was already announced
06:20as a PM candidate of the country
06:22before 2014 Lok Sabha election.
06:25That was the time when PM Modi
06:27had visited this place.
06:29Also, even Atal Bihari Vajpayee
06:31had visited this place
06:33but he had stepped down
06:35as a Prime Minister.
06:37So it is very important,
06:39it is his third term
06:41and PM Modi for the first time
06:43visiting Nagpur,
06:45especially on the day of Marathi New Year
06:47that is Gudi Padwa celebration.
06:49And here we can see
06:51people lining up,
06:53giving slogans.
06:55We can see even kids lining up
06:57with Modi's photo here
06:59and they are giving slogans
07:01here and look very happy.
07:03What will you say
07:05when Modi comes here?
07:07I feel very good.
07:09It is good that Modi has come.
07:11I am very happy.
07:13What is your name?
07:15Drishti Patel.
07:17Since when have you been standing here?
07:19Since Modi ji visited Nagpur.
07:21Have you seen Modi ji?
07:23I have seen him for the second time.
07:25When did you see him for the first time?
07:27In Bhuneshwar.
07:29How do you feel
07:31that Modi ji has come here today?
07:33I feel very good.
07:35Which standard do you study in?
07:377th.
07:39Where have you come from?
07:41From Nagpur.
07:43How do you feel about Modi ji today?
07:45I feel very good.
07:47It is my first time and I feel good.
07:49You had brought flowers
07:51for Modi ji
07:53when he came here.
07:55Yes, of course.
07:57He has come for the first time.
07:59It is a happy atmosphere.
08:01Yes, it is a happy atmosphere.
08:03This is the slogan of
08:05Har Har Modi, Gar Gar Modi.
08:07Jai Shri Ram.
08:09Jai Shri Ram.
08:11What do you have to say?
08:13How do you feel that Modi has come here?
08:15I am very happy.
08:17I feel good.
08:19Will you come here again?
08:21If he would have come here for a road show,
08:23I would have enjoyed it.
08:25It would have promoted him.
08:27I will come here to bring peace.
08:29I am very happy for the Hindu religion.
08:31I am happy for the Hindu religion.
08:33I thought I will come here
08:35to do a road show.
08:37That is why.
08:39Just wait for a while.
08:41Yes, wait for a while.
08:43We will get a chance to see him.
08:45We met him today.
08:47I am very happy to meet PM Modi in person.
08:52We are excited.
08:54Are you excited?
08:55Yes.
08:56Have you seen PM Modi?
08:58No.
08:59No.
09:00First time.
09:01Yes.
09:02First time.
09:03That's why we are very excited.
09:05We want to meet him.
09:06Rubru.
09:07Rubru.
09:08Rubru.
09:09So we can see people are expecting again PM Modi to his convoy to pass by from here.
09:15They are lining up on the street now while after paying tribute to Smriti Mandir, that
09:22is the founding fathers of RSS, Hedgewar and Golwalkar, PM Modi will be heading to Diksha
09:31Bhumi, which is this way.
09:32And we can see that now people are lining up on the streets.
09:38Even they are carrying BJP's flag and the photos of Modi with the slogans, Modi hai
09:45toh mumkin hai, as well as batenge toh kitenge.
09:49We can see flowers being thrown on PM Modi and they have done all the preparations to
09:58welcome, for a grand welcome of PM Modi here in Nagpur.
10:03And according to them, this is the first time any prime minister of the country has
10:09visited the city, especially it becomes very important and significant that just a week
10:15ago, Nagpur city witnessed violent clashes between two communities and a curfew was imposed
10:23in the city.
10:24The situation was a bit tense, but now when PM Modi has visited the city on the occasion
10:32of Gudi Padwa Marathi New Year and has participated in the celebration of Nagpur first, we can
10:39see that it makes them more than happy.
10:42And they are standing here queuing up on the streets just for a grand welcome of PM Modi
10:50in Nagpur.
10:51Absolutely, Ritwik.
10:52We see supporters there flanking the roads, just waiting to catch a glimpse of Prime Minister
10:56Modi, who will be reaching Smriti Mandir in just a short while.
11:00Do stay with us.
11:01We will be coming back to you.
11:02Let's also listen into the political reactions that are coming in.
11:25So that's Prime Minister Modi, who's arrived in Nagpur and he's paying tribute, paying
11:29homage to the RSS founding fathers, MS Golwalkar and KB Hedgewar.
11:36He's being accompanied by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as well.
11:49The Prime Minister is paying tribute to KB Hedgewar and MS Golwalkar.
11:53He will also be laying the foundation stone for Madhav Maitralaya Premium Centre later
11:57and he will be inaugurating facilities at the Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited.
12:01Right now we can see he is being accompanied by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
12:06So, Prime Minister Modi is paying homage at the Smriti Mandir to the founding fathers of RSS.
12:32He's also talked previously about RSS, saying that RSS has given him a purpose in life.
12:39And he's also said that RSS has helped a lot of people, helped the volunteers of RSS.
12:47I'm going to go back to my colleague, Hrithik Bhalekar, who continues to be with us on the broadcast.
12:52Hrithik, Prime Minister Modi is inside Smriti Mandir and he's paying tribute to the founding fathers of RSS.
13:01What more details can you give us?
13:31Just six months ago we saw how PM Modi had come to Nagpur.
13:37He had also campaigned during Lok Sabha elections and recently held Assembly elections.
13:44But this visit of PM Modi marks significance because he is visiting RSS headquarters at Reshimbhag.
13:53He is visiting Smriti Mandir where the founding fathers of RSS, B.K. Hedgewar and Golwalkar's memorial are here.
14:07And now we can see that PM Modi is paying tribute to both the founding fathers of the RSS.
14:16There were reports a few months earlier that the relations between RSS and BJP are strained.
14:25It was supported by the statement given by then BJP's national president, J.P. Nadda, which sparked controversy.
14:36But now, after Assembly elections and after an impressive performance of BJP in Maharashtra,
14:43with the help and support of RSS workers on the ground, this is the first time PM Modi is visiting RSS headquarters.
14:51We can see that this is very important for all the party workers and also the sympathizers and believers of the ideology.
15:05I am going to be going back to Hrithik Bhalekar in just a bit.
15:08But PM Modi is paying tribute to the founding fathers of RSS at the Smriti Mandir currently.
15:13He is being accompanied by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
15:16What Smriti Mandir is essentially is the symbolic nerve center of RSS that the PM is visiting.
15:23And it was built in the honor of Dr. Keshav Bairam Hedgewar by his successor, M.S. Golwalkar.
15:30The site serves as both a tribute and a pilgrimage point for those who trace their ideological lineage to the organization.
15:36And later it became the place that houses the memorial of both the first two Sarsang Chalaks, or chiefs of the RSS.
15:42Now, thousands of Sangh volunteers, or Swayamsevaks, to them the place is not just a structure.
15:49It's a space where the organization's vision continues to find resonance, influencing India's socio-political cultural fabric.
15:57Now, the BJP, Prime Minister Modi visiting this place is essentially significant because he's the first Prime Minister to be doing so.
16:05This will be his first visit to Smriti Mandir to offer prayers since becoming the Prime Minister in 2014.
16:12Now, Modi also visited the place last time in 2012 when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
16:17Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister, also visited the Smriti Mandir in 2007, but he was not the Prime Minister then.
16:25Now, in the visuals we can see that the Prime Minister is bowing down to H. G. Govalkar in the tribute.
16:33Devendra Farnabes, Nitin Gadkari and Mohan Bhagwat can be seen accompanying him in Smriti Mandir.
16:39Smriti Mandir has also witnessed former President Pranab Mukherjee who visited in 2018.
16:48He attended the RSS Shiksha Varg and delivered a speech there.
16:52And now, Prime Minister Modi being the first Prime Minister to visit Smriti Mandir in Nagpur.
17:07The Prime Minister has spoken about RSS having given him a purpose in life.
17:11He's also likened the RSS to a Vat Vriksh, saying that what RSS does is to preserve India's tradition and culture for the new generation.
17:20He's also spoken about the RSS saying that RSS has provided him with a clear direction towards what can truly be called a purpose in life.
17:28He's also said that the nation is everything and serving the people is akin to serving God, which is what RSS has done.
17:42...which is deeply connected to the poor conditions of the organization.
17:47Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a few moments ago...
17:51The Hedgewar Smriti Mandir houses memorials dedicated to RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and the organization's second Sarsang Chalak, M.S. Golwalkar.
18:01Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited the memorials in 2007 while attending the centenary celebrations for Golwalkar.
18:07But he'd stepped down as the head of the organization's second Sarsang Chalak.
18:12Atal Bihari Vajpayee had visited the memorials in 2007 while attending the centenary celebrations for Golwalkar.
18:18But he'd stepped down as the prime minister by then after the BJP lost elections in 2004.
18:23Modi also last visited RSS headquarters in September 2012 when he was the Gujarat chief minister to attend the funeral of the late RSS chief, K.S. Sudarshan.
18:33Again in July 2013, still a chief minister, but already the prime ministerial candidate Modi had visited the headquarters for a meeting.
18:40BJP after BJP got a thumping victory in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and Modi became the prime minister for the first time.
18:49It was Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, who can be seen accompanying him right now at the Smriti Mandir, who called on him in Delhi.
18:55In public, the two have shared various spaces together, including the Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration ceremony in January last year.
19:03What makes this visit significant, essentially, is the tensions that have been seen between the BJP and the Sangh before the 2024 elections.
19:13With the BJP chief J.P. Nadda's comments saying that the party no longer required hand-holding by the RSS.
19:19So this visit coming in at this time is truly significant.
19:24The prime minister has praised the RSS before.
19:29In February, he said that he linked RSS to a vatvriksh, a grand banyan tree.
19:35He said that the organization had been conducting a sacred cultural ritual to take India's great tradition and culture to the new generation.
19:42He's credited RSS in giving a purpose, giving him a purpose in life.
19:50And he said that RSS has inspired lakhs like him to live for the country.
19:56He spoke with American podcaster Lex Friedman earlier and the prime minister discussed the impact the organization had on his early life.
20:05He's gone on to say on the podcast to say that millions of people are connected to it, but understanding RSS is not that simple.
20:12My colleague Himanshu Mishra is joining me on the broadcast with more details.
20:18Himanshu, Prime Minister Modi has said a lot about RSS.
20:23He has said that RSS has given him the purpose of life.
20:27RSS has played a big role in his early life.
20:32So tell us more about what Modi has said about RSS.
20:36And why is this visit significant for both BJP and RSS?
20:42If we look at the podcast that Prime Minister Modi was talking about, he said what should be the purpose of his life.
20:52RSS has played a big role in his feelings towards the nation.
20:57RSS has brought discipline to his life.
21:00He became a publicist while living in the Sangh.
21:02He has done a lot of work as a publicist in the Sangh.
21:07After that, he was an associate minister in Gujarat.
21:11From there, he started his political career.
21:17After that, he became a charioteer of Lal Kishan Advani for the Ram Mandir.
21:26From there, he came to Delhi as the Joint General Secretary of the Sangh.
21:31After that, he was an associate minister.
21:33He became the Chief Minister of Gujarat while being an associate minister.
21:39We all know how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity increased.
21:45But it is true that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a self-employed person who worked on the Sangh's agenda.
21:52After becoming the Prime Minister in 2014, he did a lot of work on the Sangh's main agenda.
22:00He wrote a petition for the construction of the Ram Mandir.
22:03There was a daily hearing.
22:05He worked on that.
22:07After that, the construction of the Ram Mandir,
22:09making a committee for it,
22:10making a trust for it,
22:11and participating in the program of the land worship,
22:14and when the temple was ready,
22:17he went to that program as well.
22:19He did all this.
22:21These are all such things that show the ideology of the Sangh.
22:25Prime Minister Narendra Modi never went in that direction.
22:29He never saw that the ideology of the Sangh should be left.
22:34Because many times, while living in the government,
22:37you have to take such decisions that do not match your ideology.
22:46So there are many such things.
22:48But the meeting that can take place today,
22:51he has gone to the Smiti Mandir,
22:54and there is the Sangh's chief minister, Mohan Bhagwat.
22:56If there is a meeting with him,
22:58then I think that the election of the President of the Indian People's Party,
23:04which is being postponed,
23:06there will be a middle way in that.
23:08Who can be the President of the country?
23:10I think the world's largest organization,
23:13RSS,
23:14and the world's largest party,
23:16if two leaders of the Indian People's Party sit,
23:18then there will be a middle way.
23:20Because it is true that the Sangh wants
23:23that the President of the Indian People's Party
23:25establishes the organization with more strength in a way
23:30and in which he takes the Sangh along and the government along.
23:35This can be discussed in many names.
23:40Thoughts will be discussed.
23:41And after that, I think there will be a middle way
23:44after the meeting of these two leaders.
23:47Yes, absolutely.
23:48And his visit of Prime Minister Modi,
23:51what message does this send to RSS carders and BJP supporters?
23:54What do you think?
23:55See, one message definitely goes that
23:57the Sangh is with the Indian People's Party.
24:02And all the administrative organizations of the Sangh,
24:05all their different organizations,
24:09the Indian People's Party is also in them.
24:11So, the top leaders of the Indian People's Party today
24:15are Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
24:17They have come for the Sangh.
24:19And if you look at it,
24:21the Sangh has come to that tree
24:28to decide how to move the organization and the government forward.
24:33All things will be discussed.
24:35Because many times such incidents have come up.
24:38Many such things were seen
24:41that when it was said that
24:44there is a lot wrong between the RSS and the Indian People's Party,
24:48but if you look at the elections of the four states,
24:52in Jharkhand, the Indian People's Party lost,
24:55but the Sangh worked there,
24:57the Sangh worked a lot in Haryana,
24:59worked in the Delhi elections,
25:01worked in Maharashtra.
25:03So, the results of that have been very favorable
25:05in these three states of the Indian People's Party.
25:07So, somewhere or the other,
25:09the Indian People's Party always thinks
25:13that its Prime Minister, the carder,
25:15is also dedicated to the party in the same way as he thinks.
25:19So, there are many such things
25:21that I think will come up in discussions in this short period.
25:27But one thing about which all speculations have been made
25:30that there will be a discussion about the President.
25:32So, it is natural that when two big people meet,
25:34there will be a discussion about the President.
25:36And a similar discussion took place in 2013
25:39when Nitin Gadkari was asked to give a second term.
25:42So, there were some allegations of corruption against him.
25:46After that, the party, Allah Kaman, decided
25:48that he should not become the President.
25:50Then, Lal Kishan Advani and Mohan Bhagwat met in the police station
25:54and it was decided there that Rajna Singh should be made the President.
25:57So, it is certain that there will be a consultation with the Sangh
26:00and what will come out of it,
26:03I think it will be clear in the next two to three days
26:08as to how the Bharatiya Janata Party is going to move forward with the Sangh.
26:13Himanshu, what has the RSS said about Prime Minister Modi's visit?
26:19What was the reaction of the RSS at this time?
26:23The RSS says that Prime Minister Modi is the Prime Minister of the entire country.
26:29If he is coming to the Sangh, then the Sangh is self-employed.
26:33If Smriti Mandir is coming, then the Sangh is self-employed
26:36and from this perspective,
26:38the Madhav Netralaya Premium Launch Foundation
26:42was also a part of Guruji Golwalkar's dream project.
26:52So, all these things are connected to the Sangh.
26:54If Prime Minister Modi himself comes to Nagpur
26:56and goes to the Sangh,
26:58and goes to Smriti Mandir,
27:00then it cannot be a big deal for the Sangh's self-employed people.
27:04After becoming the Prime Minister,
27:06he only went to the RSS meeting in Delhi,
27:11which took place in Madhyanchal Bhawan.
27:15After that, he never went to the Sangh.
27:18Yes, it is true that before the 2014 elections,
27:22and after the Madan elections,
27:25he went to the Sangh,
27:27where he met the Sangh Pramukh Mohan Bhagwat.
27:29He gave his full feedback
27:31on the results of these elections.
27:38He said that this time,
27:40the Bharatiya Janta Party is going to form a government
27:43with full majority,
27:45on its own.
27:47So, all these things are there.
27:49But after becoming the Prime Minister,
27:51he has been to Nagpur many times,
27:54but after becoming the Prime Minister for the first time,
27:59he has come to the Sangh.
28:01Yes, Himanshu, stay with us.
28:30The Smriti Mandir is a testament to RSS legacy,
28:34and it describes RSS as a movement,
28:36and not merely an organization.
28:43I'm going to go back to my colleague, Himanshu Mishra,
28:45who continues to be with us on the story.
28:47Himanshu, this visit of Prime Minister Modi to the Smriti Mandir,
28:53does it mark a shift?
28:56Does it reflect any shift in BJP's ideological positioning?
29:02I don't think there is any such shift.
29:04The ideology of the Bharatiya Janta Party
29:06and the ideology of the Sangh are the same.
29:08There is nothing here and there.
29:10You see, in the flag of the Bharatiya Janta Party,
29:13there was Ram Mandir, there was 370,
29:15there is UCC.
29:17So, in UCC, the Bharatiya Janta Party
29:19is not making any law in the centre,
29:22but the process of making law in the states has begun.
29:26It has started in Uttarakhand,
29:28Gujarat has announced it,
29:29a committee has been formed for it,
29:30then it will be in Assam,
29:31then it will be in Uttar Pradesh.
29:32So, wherever the Bharatiya Janta Party is a ruled state,
29:34they will now make laws in their states.
29:39There is no doubt about it.
29:41Because if you want to make it in the centre,
29:43then it is a very long process.
29:44And the Bharatiya Janta Party feels that
29:46wherever the government of the Bharatiya Janta Party is in the states,
29:49it will be easier to implement the laws of the UCC there.
29:53And its first pilot project was in Uttarakhand.
29:57So, there are all kinds of issues
29:59on which the Bharatiya Janta Party and the Sangh
30:01work together with the same ideology.
30:04Yes, it is true that while living in the government,
30:06there are many such things
30:08in which ideologically,
30:10it takes a little time to work on it.
30:14But the way we have seen the work of the past 10 years
30:17of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government,
30:19it was necessary to address the main issues of Sangh ideology.
30:29Thank you very much for giving us this information.
30:32Let's also take a look at a ground report
30:34that has been filed by my colleague Hrithik Bhalekar.
30:36In the Maharashtra elections,
30:38not only BJP, but Mahayati also got a big shock.
30:45And the numbers of Mahavikas Aghadi were seen to increase.
30:50But after that, the efforts were accelerated once again.
30:54BJP's Chief Minister discussed with the RSS,
30:57discussed with the leaders,
30:59tried to remove their discontent.
31:02And when the news came that the RSS is now ready to work
31:06with Diljan once again in the grassroots,
31:11and will fully support the party before the Vidhan Sabha elections,
31:16and will convey the party's ideology to every home.
31:19Like PM Modi himself had given a slogan,
31:22if we divide, we will be divided, if we are one, we are safe.
31:25There was a lot of criticism on this.
31:27But when the RSS officials did the same thing,
31:31taking the ideology to every home,
31:33we saw that in the Vidhan Sabha,
31:35with a very impressive performance,
31:38BJP, not only BJP, but Mahayati won,
31:41and once again came to power.
31:43So somewhere, the RSS,
31:46even though it is only based on ideology,
31:49it is aware of the people,
31:52it works to convey the ideology to the people,
31:55but it is equally important for the party.
31:58The last Vidhan Sabha elections
32:00cleared this once again for Maharashtra.
32:09Right, so that's PM Modi
32:12paying homage to
32:16the founding fathers of RSS,
32:19K.B. Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar.
32:22PM Modi is the first PM to pay homage
32:26to the RSS founders.
32:29He last visited the RSS headquarters in September 2012
32:32when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister,
32:34and that was to attend the funeral of late RSS Chief K.S. Sudarshan.
32:38In July 2013, still a Chief Minister,
32:40but already a PM candidate,
32:42Modi had visited the headquarters for a meeting.