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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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Topic: BJP-RSS

Dalit lynched in Kerala: CPI(M) blames RSS ‘politics of hatred’, Congress slams ‘law & order failure’

The CPI(M)-led Kerala govt announces a 10-member SIT-led probe amid heightened tensions with the BJP-RSS; Palakkad Superintendent of Police will lead the team.

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Priyank Kharge sharpens attack on RSS, says Sangh using schools, colleges to indoctrinate children

On RSS public displays, Karnataka minister says they should operate only in private spaces, questioned why BJP leaders’ children don’t participate in shakhas.

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Why Modi-Shah and RSS are locking horns over Nadda’s successor

The next BJP president can reverse the party’s Congressification. He should make decision-making processes consultative and democratic.

SubscriberWrites: Parsing ‘Hindu’—RSS’s semantics of inclusivity and its contradictions

At its centenary, the RSS framed ‘Hindu’ as inclusive of all Indians, yet the philosophical play between ‘meaning’ and ‘content’ reveals tensions that may hinder its broader outreach.

SC grants anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of ‘objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS

Malviya was booked in Indore in May after RSS worker Vinay Joshi alleged the cartoonist's content on social media hurt religious sentiments of Hindus & disturbed communal harmony.

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Debate on theaterisation at Ran Samvad is healthy and constructive

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

75 isn’t ceiling to hold any position—RSS chief Bhagwat. ‘Never said I or someone should retire’

His suggestion last month that one should retire at 75 was latched upon by Opposition which said his comments were a veiled reference to PM Modi.

On Camera

Asim Munir now gets a foothold in Pakistan economy. Fauji Foundation will be his front

The recent partnership between entrepreneur Arif Habib and the Fauji Foundation is a direct consequence of the military’s ascendency to political power.

Fears that VB-GRAM G will increase financial burden of states ‘unfounded’, says SBI report

Report says VB-G RAM G will bring down inefficiency linked to MGNREGA. According to report, inefficiency, structural weakness, misappropriation led to loss of employment to 1.22 cr households a yr.

Commercial aviation deal to the US, fighter jets from Europe—Bangladesh’s defence diplomacy

Letter of intent for Typhoon jets marks strategic shift amid budget constraints, quality concerns over Chinese equipment and geopolitical balancing act.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.