Concepts like 'varna', 'jaati' should be completely discarded: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said that previous generations made mistakes everywhere, including in India.

TN National Desk

Updated Oct 8, 2022, 00:57 IST

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Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that the concepts such as `varna' and `jaati' (caste) needed to be completely discarded. At a book release function in Nagpur, Bhagwat said that the caste system is no longer relevant.

Referring to the book that was released, 'Vajrasuchi Tunk' (written by Dr Madan Kulkarni and Dr Renuka Bokare), the RSS chief said social equality had been a part of the Indian tradition but was, however, neglected, causing detrimental consequences.

Regarding the claim that the Varna and caste system originally did not have discrimination and served a purpose, Bhagwat said if today someone asked about these institutions, the answer should be that "it is past, let's forget it".

"Everything that causes discrimination should go out lock, stock and barrel," the RSS chief said.

Additionally, he pointed out that previous generations made mistakes everywhere, including in India.

"There should not be any problem accepting those mistakes. And if you think that by accepting that our ancestors made mistakes they will become inferior, that won't happen because everybody's ancestors made mistakes," Bhagwat added.

While addressing the annual RSS Dussehra rally at Nagpur's Reshimbagh Ground on Wednesday, Bhagwat stressed the empowerment of women and discussed a variety of topics, from "Hindu Rashtra", self-reliance, education to India's help to Sri Lanka and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict.

During his over 60-minute-long address, Bhagwat described community-based "population imbalance" as a subject that cannot be ignored. "Seventy-five years ago, we experienced this in our country. In the 21st century, three new countries that have come into existence - East Timor, South Sudan and Kosovo - have been the results of population imbalance in certain territories of Indonesia, Sudan and Serbia," he said.

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