Nagpur, March 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday credited the Bhakti movement and ideals of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for protection of Indian culture despite many foreign invasions.
Speaking after performing the 'bhoomi poojan' of the Madhav Netralaya of the Sangh Parivar here, he said that India was under foreign invasion for hundreds of years, many cruel invaders tried to shake the civilisation and culture of the country, but no one could shake the basic sense of Indianness.
Many movements worked in the country to protect the Indian culture and keep its flame alive, he pointed.
In this, the Bhakti movement played a big role, with the Bhakti Andolan working to keep people's sentiments alive forever, he said.
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