New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Alok Kumar, international president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has dismissed recent Karnataka government remarks about a possible ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warning that past attempts to curb the organization have failed and could backfire politically.
Speaking exclusively to UNI, Kumar emphasized that whether the RSS chooses to register formally is entirely its own decision, rejecting calls from political leaders for mandatory registration.
Kumar said that imposing restrictions on the RSS would amount to obstructing its work and pointed out that prior bans had not endured. He cited Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's post-Independence ban on the RSS following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination,...