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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