NEW DELHI, Jan. 27 -- In a development that has sent shockwaves through India's religious and political landscape, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent statements about 'ghar wapsi' (reconversion) of Adivasi communities have sparked a nationwide controversy. Speaking in Indore on January 13, 2025, Bhagwat made the extraordinary claim of revealing private conversations with former President Pranab Mukherjee, triggering an immediate and fierce backlash from various religious and civil society organisations.

At the heart of this escalating controversy lies Bhagwat's assertion that the late former President had endorsed the RSS's controversial reconversion program. According to Bhagwat, Mukherjee allegedly stated th...