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RSS Vijayadashami in Nagpur Closes Centenary Year

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC · How we work

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Modi forced resignation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh held its Vijayadashami celebration in Nagpur on 20 October 2026, closing its centenary year.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh claimed on X that Prime Minister Narendra Modi forced Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.
Mohan Bhagwat delivered the Vijayadashami address outlining the RSS’s centenary achievements and priorities.
Sanjay Gupta, editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran, served as chief guest.
RSS official said Dhankhar’s invitation was routine, noting the Sangh regularly invites dignitaries.

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Jagdeep House Controversy

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh held its Vijayadashami celebration in Nagpur on 20 October 2026, closing its centenary year.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised the invitation, saying former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has not yet received his government-allotted house.
RSS announced that Sanjay Gupta, editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran, would serve as the chief guest.
Chief Mohan Bhagwat was confirmed to deliver the Vijayadashami address at the event.

Blindspot

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah forced former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

Founded on 27 September 1925, the RSS built a nationwide network of shakhas—84,877 in 2019—and became the core of the Sangh Parivar, which includes the ruling BJP. Its leader Mohan Bhagwat addressed the 2026 Nagpur Vijayadashami ceremony, where Congress MP Jairam Ramesh protested Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s invitation, echoing the RSS’s historic use of festivals to shape electoral politics.

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Modi forced resignation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh held its Vijayadashami celebration in Nagpur on 20 October 2026, closing its centenary year.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh claimed on X that Prime Minister Narendra Modi forced Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation.
Mohan Bhagwat delivered the Vijayadashami address outlining the RSS’s centenary achievements and priorities.
Sanjay Gupta, editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran, served as chief guest.
RSS official said Dhankhar’s invitation was routine, noting the Sangh regularly invites dignitaries.

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