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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Sangh Parivar

The Kerala Consensus is breaking. Is L2: Empuraan row the new way now?

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made a real political statement when he watched Empuraan with his family, despite the film taking potshots at the Left and Vijayan’s cult of personality.

Blockbuster to go under the knife over hurt Hindu Right sentiments, a look at the Empuraan controversy

Despite political backlash, Empuraan, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and starring Mohanlal, has already grossed nearly Rs 50 crore in 3 days.

In Maharashtra, Sangh Parivar seeks votes for Hindutva with ‘vote jihad’ warnings, sant sammelans

After BJP's poor performance in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, Sangh outfits are trying to galvanise Hindu voters by citing threats Muslims allegedly pose to their community.

RSS affiliates flag coordination issues, neglect by govt to Nadda with aim to rebuild BJP-Sangh harmony

Several RSS affiliates told the BJP president at an annual meeting that improving communication would ensure policy decisions are taken in the 'right manner', it is learnt.

Why PM Modi has staked claim for a fourth term so early in his third

As long as people are voting for Modi, there is no question of him stepping away—not in 2029, or 2034, or any time during his Amrit Kaal.

It’s time for BJP’s ‘ghar wapsi’ into RSS fold now—2024 LS election results are a signal

If the Sangh stands for organisation first, today's BJP is solely about Modi the individual.

‘Sangh Parivar never opposed reservations,’ says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Addressing a programme at an educational institution, Bhagwat said the Sangh is of the opinion that the reservations should be extended as long as they are needed.

RSS revises its yearly training programmes, changes content & nomenclature

At a press conference during RSS's annual ‘Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha’ conclave, Manmohan Vaidya says RSS receives average of 1 lakh requests a year from people who want to join.

In spotlight over Ram temple event, the Shankaracharyas & their long tryst with politics

Shankaracharyas’ influence has often been felt in politics, including in matters concerning Ram temple. Some have been close to Congress & relations with BJP haven’t always been smooth. 

Swami Vivekananda is not a Sangh Parivar icon. Liberal-progressives allowed his appropriation

Capturing Vivekananda's legacy was much easier for the Sangh Parivar. The average Indian relates to him largely as a saffron-clad sanyasi. That's all RSS would like them to know.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.