Modi praised RSS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the centennial of the RSS and referred to it as the largest non-governmental organization in the world in his Independence Day speech. He was criticized by the Congress for allegedly attempting to appease the group. His national speech praising the RSS, however, suggests that any tensions with the leadership may have subsided, reinforcing the group’s strong ideological hold over the BJP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought the right-wing group into the national spotlight when he called upon the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort’s ramparts. Modi praised the RSS, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Vijaya Dashami this October, using the phrase “world’s largest NGO” in his more than 100-minute speech. Additionally, the mention has political significance. There have been rumors of tensions in the relationship between the BJP and the RSS in recent years. Modi seemed to imply that any apparent conflicts might now be resolved by praising the RSS, the BJP’s ideological fulcrum, from the Red Fort.
Several BJP leaders have retired when they turn 75.
September 17th is PM Modi’s 75th birthday. Prior to or during the 2024 elections, a number of opposition figures have already expressed their intention to retire when they turn 75.
Arvind Kejriwal stated in May 2024 that Modi would only serve as prime minister till the following year if the BJP won the Lok Sabha elections. It was PM Modi who instituted the 75-year-old retirement age.
The BJP initiated the practice of retiring leaders above 75 following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Only younger leaders were part of Narendra Modi’s cabinet when he first took office as prime minister.
Murli Manohar Joshi and Lal Krishna Advani joined the party’s steering committee. She was 75 years old when Anandiben Patel resigned as Gujarat’s chief minister in 2016. At the age of 76, Najma Heptullah left Modi’s cabinet that same year.
Amit Shah, the then-president of the BJP, stated in an interview prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that the party will decide not to issue tickets to anyone beyond 75. In that election, leaders like Hukmdev Narayan Yadav and Sumitra Mahajan were not given tickets.
Modi praised RSS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the centennial of the RSS and referred to it as the largest non-governmental organization in the world in his Independence Day speech. He was criticized by the Congress for allegedly attempting to appease the group. His national speech praising the RSS, however, suggests that any tensions with the leadership may have subsided, reinforcing the group’s strong ideological hold over the BJP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought the right-wing group into the national spotlight when he called upon the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort’s ramparts. Modi praised the RSS, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Vijaya Dashami this October, using the phrase “world’s largest NGO” in his more than 100-minute speech. Additionally, the mention has political significance. There have been rumors of tensions in the relationship between the BJP and the RSS in recent years. Modi seemed to imply that any apparent conflicts might now be resolved by praising the RSS, the BJP’s ideological fulcrum, from the Red Fort.
Several BJP leaders have retired when they turn 75.
September 17th is PM Modi’s 75th birthday. Prior to or during the 2024 elections, a number of opposition figures have already expressed their intention to retire when they turn 75.
Arvind Kejriwal stated in May 2024 that Modi would only serve as prime minister till the following year if the BJP won the Lok Sabha elections. It was PM Modi who instituted the 75-year-old retirement age.
The BJP initiated the practice of retiring leaders above 75 following the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Only younger leaders were part of Narendra Modi’s cabinet when he first took office as prime minister.
Murli Manohar Joshi and Lal Krishna Advani joined the party’s steering committee. She was 75 years old when Anandiben Patel resigned as Gujarat’s chief minister in 2016. At the age of 76, Najma Heptullah left Modi’s cabinet that same year.
Amit Shah, the then-president of the BJP, stated in an interview prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections that the party will decide not to issue tickets to anyone beyond 75. In that election, leaders like Hukmdev Narayan Yadav and Sumitra Mahajan were not given tickets.
