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Row over naming institute after RSS founder escalates; Congress plaint against BJP leader • Apr. 12, 2025, 10:12 AM ET (The Hindu)
CPI(M) will create a cultural wall of resistance against RSS bid to stifle artistic freedom and political dissent: Govindan • Apr. 12, 2025, 4:23 AM ET (The Hindu)
EXCLUSIVE: In Kerala, RSS-linked journalism college with ‘JNU affiliation’ set to hold first convocation, but varsity claims ‘only signed MoU’ • Apr. 10, 2025, 4:53 AM ET (The Indian Express)
From the Urdu Press: ‘Nitish, Naidu betrayed Muslims’, ‘Waqf protests a community’s expression of despair’ • Apr. 9, 2025, 5:16 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Also Known As National Volunteers Corps • Rashtriya Seva Sangh • RSS
Date 1925 - present
Areas Of Involvement Hindutva • Hinduism
Related People Rajnath Singh • Narendra Modi

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