Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- The Gita recitation programme, scheduled for December 7 by the Santan Sanskriti Sansad, a front organisation of the RSS, has stirred controversy after a promotional video featured former President and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee. The timing of the event, coming just ahead of the Bengal polls, has fueled political debate over its motives.
Santan Sanskriti Sansad has been conducting a Gita recitation programme for the past two consecutive years. Continuing the tradition, this year's programme is scheduled for December 7 at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, ahead of the Bengal assembly polls.
The organisation, allegedly aligned with the RSS, has announced that five lakh participants will chant verses from the Bhagavad...