In the interview with Organiser, RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat extensively talked about the exploitation Hindus are facing in the neighbouring countries, he said, “Someone will worry about Hindus, only when Hindus are strong enough. As Hindu society and Bharat are intertwined a glorious nature of Hindu society will bring in glory for Bharat. Such a strong Hindu society can only present a model for taking along the people of Bharat who do not consider themselves Hindus, as at one point they were also Hindus. If the Hindu society of Bharat becomes strong, then automatically Hindus will gain strength globally. This work is going on, but it is not yet complete. Slowly but surely that situation is evolving”.
“This time the way anguish against the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh has been expressed, this is unprecedented. Even Local Hindus now say: “We won’t flee. We’ll stay and fight for our rights.” Now, the internal strength of the Hindu society is increasing. As the organisation grows, its impact will translate naturally. Until then, we must keep fighting”, he further said.
“Wherever Hindus are there in the world, we will do everything possible for them following the international norms, Sangh exists for the same. Swayamsevaks take oath ‘to work for all-over development of the Hindu Rashtra by protecting Dharma, Sanskriti, and society’”, he added.
On Sangh’s vision regarding national security, military strength, and economic power, he said, “We must strive for strength. As we pray through the daily Prarthana: “Ajayyam cha viśvasya dehīśa śaktim” — “Grant us such a strength that globally we are invincible”.
“True strength is internal. For national security, we must not be dependent on others. We should be able to defend ourselves. No one should be able to conquer us—not even if multiple powers come together. There are evil forces in the world who are aggressive by nature. A virtuous person is not safe just because of his virtues; hence, virtues should be combined with strength. Mere brute power can be directionless, leading to blatant violence; hence power should be combined with righteousness. So we must worship for both – virtues and strength. For the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, should be the nature of our power. When no option is available, then wickedness has to be eradicated forcefully. We are not doing this to dominate the world trade, but to ensure that everyone should be able to lead peaceful, healthy and empowered life. We have no option but to be powerful as we have been witnessing the wickedness of the evil forces on all our borders”.
