Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has claimed that K.B. Hedgewar, the organisation’s founder, was involved in revolutionary activities against the British rule, unlike what is being claimed by a section of people.
He was here on Thursday to open a lecture series organised by the Kesari weekly to mark the centenary of the RSS. The series is being held from August to December. The RSS leader spoke on the historical background of the founding of the organisation.
Mr. Hosabale claimed that Hedgewar was opposed to the British rule even while he was a school student in Nagpur. He was involved in revolutionary activities against the colonial government when he was a medical student in then Calcutta. He also actively participated in arranging funds to legally defend those accused in the Alipore conspiracy case, including Aurobindo Ghosh. The RSS founder was also inspired by Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, Mr. Hosabale pointed out.
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