India, Oct. 13 -- On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the RSS's foundation, Prime Minister Modi, a former pracharak, paid tributes to the RSS. He said that the RSS has sacrificed tremendously for the country's freedom, and in places like Chimur, the RSS also organised protests. According to him, the RSS's contribution to nation-building is tremendous.

What is the real story? The freedom movement was for composite Indian Nationalism; inclusive to the core. Muslim Communalists were struggling for a Muslim Nation, and Hindu Communalists (RSS, Hindu Mahasabha) for a Hindu Nation.

While Savarkar was not part of the RSS, he was a patron and ideologue of Hindutva and the Hindu Nation. He was the guiding icon of RSS to a great extent. A...