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RSS at 100: Patel vs Nehru, and many twists in between, in Sangh’s ties with Congress
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AdvertisementAddressing an event in Lucknow on January 6, 1948, Patel spoke up for the RSS again.
“In the Congress, those who are in power feel that, by virtue of authority, they will be able to crush the RSS.
Another Congress stalwart and India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, however, did not share Patel’s view about the RSS.
Patel disagreed with this, and the charge that the RSS was involved in the conspiracy to kill Gandhi.
Subsequently, Patel wrote to Nehru that he told Golwalkar what were the “pitfalls” which the RSS should avoid… “I particularly emphasised completely eschewing destructive methods and adopting a constructive role”.