Bhagwat For President

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  RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Gets Formal Invitation For Ram Temple Consecration

  Ram Temple construction committee chairperson Nripendra Mishra and VHP working president Alok Kumar on Wednesday called on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here and formally invited him to attend the January 22 consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

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  Sharad Pawar Praises RSS Chief For Comment On Fighting Discrimination

  Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Saturday welcomed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement that anything which causes social discrimination must be junked.

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  Why Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Briefly Lost Twitter’s Blue Badge for His Personal Account

  Twitter briefly removed the verified blue badge, aka blue tick, from the personal account of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday. It resulted in outrage from a large number of people. Some of them also alleged it was a biased decision. However, the move was due to Twitter’s policies.

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  Pranab Mukherjee Was Like A Guide To RSS: Mohan Bhagwat

  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee and described him as a "guide" for the Sangh and said he didn't believe in political untouchability.

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  Have "Faith" Ram Temple Fight Will Be "Victory For Culture": Amit Shah

  BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday expressed the hope that the movement for building Ram temple in Ayodhya will result in "victory for culture", saying people's sentiments always win in democracy.

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  Pranab Mukherjee Didn't Hesitate To Accept RSS Invite: Mohan Bhagwat

  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said the Sangh considers affection for all an ideal, and that is why it felt no hesitation in inviting former President Pranab Mukherjee to its program.

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  Soul Of India Is Pluralism, Tolerance: Pranab Mukherjee At RSS Event

  Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday provided images that his lifelong party, the Congress, found hard to digest as he stood at attention at an RSS event in Nagpur, flanked by white and khaki-clad Sangh leaders saluting the saffron flag.

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  Questioned For Accepting RSS Invite, Pranab Mukherjee's Firm Response

  Former president Pranab Mukherjee - whose decision to attend a function of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has made a section of the Congress uncomfortable - has given an enigmatic response on the matter.

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  Ask Pranab Mukherjee, Says Congress, On RSS Invite To Ex-President

  No comment, the Congress said today on one of its most senior leaders, former president Pranab Mukherjee, accepting an invite to be chief guest at an RSS or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh event.

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  Pranab Mukherjee Accepts RSS Invite To Address Trainees In Nagpur

  Former President Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran Congress leader, will address an event of the RSS or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the organisation frequently criticised by Rahul Gandhi. Mr Mukherjee will deliver the main address at a function organised on June 7 in Nagpur for RSS cadre training to become full-time volunteers or pracharaks.

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  On President Poll, Uddhav Thackeray Rejects Amit Shah Proposal: Sources

  BJP chief Amit Shah met ally and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, the agenda was Presidential elections. A replacement for President Pranab Mukherjee has to be found before mid-July. Mr Shah is expected to formally seek the Sena's support for the NDA's presidential candidate - a mission for which the BJP has also reached out to the oppos...

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  After RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Shiv Sena Now Suggests 'Pro-Farmer' MS Swaminathan For President

  After suggesting the names of heavyweights like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar for India's next President, the Shiv Sena is likely to pitch 91-year-old MS Swaminathan for the post now. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.

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  May Take 'Independent' Stand In Voting For Presidential Polls: Shiv Sena

  The Shiv Sena, BJP ally at the Centre and in Maharashtra, today indicated it may not support the NDA candidate during voting in the Presidential election. The party, which had floated the name of Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, for President, said it would continue to press for his candidature. ...

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  No Decision Yet On BJP Candidate For President, Says Amit Shah

  The BJP is yet to take a decision on its candidate for the upcoming Presidential election, even as the party virtually rejected Shiv Sena's proposal for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to be the ruling combine's nominee. Replying to a question on the NDA's candidate for the Presidential polls in July, BJP President Amit Shah told news channel Aaj Tak in an...

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  Mohan Bhagwat For President: RSS Chief Said No, Uddhav Thackeray Persists

  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's surprise proposal - the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of the next President - has received endorsement of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. President Pranab Mukherjee's term comes to an end on July 24 and there is speculation that the Narendra Modi government will consider a fresh fa...