Dattatreya Hosabale elected RSS general secretary | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday saw a change of guard with Dattatreya Hosabale being elected as its ‘Sarkaryavah’.
The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha of RSS elected Hosabale as its ‘Sarkaryavah’ or general secretary.
Speculation were rife that Bhaiyyaji Joshi may step down as the ‘Sarkaryavaha’ of RSS on the second day of the Sangh’s triennial that began in Bengaluru on Friday, its first such meet outside Nagpur.
Hosabale will be RSS general secretary for three years.
Dattatreya belongs to Hosabale village in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district and joined RSS in 1968 and then the student organization Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1972.
He was imprisoned for more than a year under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
On Friday, the RSS said anti-national and anti-social forces were trying to foil efforts for a solution to the ongoing farmers’ agitation against three central farm laws.
“The prolonged protests are apparently being aimed at creating an environment of disturbance and instability in the country for political gain,” the RSS said in its annual report of 2020-21 released on the first day of the two-day triennial meeting of Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the RSS’s highest decision-making body.
It’s the RSS’s first official statement since the agitation broke out late last year.

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Dattatreya Hosabale is RSS’s New General Secretary

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Dattatreya Hosabale is the new Sarkaryawah (general secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. This has been a long wait for Hosabale, but finally he has replaced Suresh ‘Bhayyaji’ Joshi. Joshi assumed the role for the fourth time in 2018. Now Hosabale (65), who is younger to Joshi, (73) will take charge ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections and RSS centenary celebrations in 2025.

The decision was taken after an internal election in RSS’s Akhil Bharatiya Prathinidhi Sabha, which is an annual meeting of the top functionaries of the RSS. It was held in Bengaluru on March 19 and 20, and not in Nagpur because of the pandemic.

Hosabale was active during the Emergency from 1975 to 1977, and was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). He also served as the general secretary for the student organisation ABVP.

He comes from Sorab in Shimoga district in Karnataka. He is a staunch supporter of the government’s key policies like NRC, NEP and vocal about conversions to other religions.

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India Has One DNA and it is Hindu, Secular People Have Made Hindutva Identity Communal: RSS

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Senior RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday said there is only one “DNA in Bharat” and that is “Hindu”. “In the Sangh, Hindu is a “rashtravachak” word. There is one DNA in Bharat and the name of that DNA is Hindu. Hindutva has an identity and those terming themselves secular have propagated it as communal, despite the fact that it is a diverse idea,” he said, adding that whatever the RSS says on Hindutva should be “understood”.

Hosabale was speaking after releasing a book on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), written by the outfit’s senior “pracharak” and “all-India sah prachar pramukh” Sunil Ambekar, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The book, titled “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh – Swarnim Bharat ke Disha Sootra”, was released by Hosabale at the Indira Gandhi Pratisthan.

“A hundred years ago, the word Hindu was interpreted in a larger context. Those who did not understand the country’s long-stranding traditions made it communal,” he said. “Some say, we are not Hindu but Indians. Some, due to political reasons, avoid it. That is their view but names are important. You cannot have a picture of Madonna and put someone else’s name,” the RSS leader said.

Changing the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj reflects the history of the city, he said. “Some people say if Bharat becomes a Hindu rashtra, what will happen? These people do not understand the words ‘Hindu’ and ‘rashtra’. If you call Ayodhya Honolulu, it will not be fair,” Hosabale said.

On the occasion, Adityanath said if one wants to understand the RSS, its aspect of service would have to be understood. “In any calamity or disaster, RSS volunteers move ahead with the mission of service,” he said.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Uttar Pradesh witnessed the movement of over one crore migrant workers — 40 lakh came back to the state and 60 lakh returned to other states — the chief minister said. “RSS workers served them irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, langauge or anything,” he added.

To a question on the criticism of the RSS, Adityanath said, “When there is no one speaking against you, it means you are not doing good. The RSS, when appreciated, never takes pride. And it never shows anger when criticised.” Earlier, Hosabale said the book could be a “disha sutra” (guiding principle)” for knowing the RSS, but for understanding it, one would have to come into its fold. Ambekar had earlier written a book titled “The RSS Roadmaps for the 21st Century”, which was released by the Sangh chief in 2019. The latest book is the Hindi version of that.



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