Ahead of Independence Day, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Friday modified profile photos of its social media accounts to the nationwide tricolor from its conventional saffron flag.
As the nation is celebrating the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to mark 75 years of India’s independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged individuals to place the ‘tiranga’ (tricolour) because the profile image of their social media accounts between August 2 and 15 .
The RSS, the ideological fountainhead of the ruling BJP, has been criticized by the Congress and different Opposition events over its stand on the nationwide flag.
In an apparent reference to the RSS, Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh requested earlier this month if the group that didn’t hoist the nationwide flag at its headquarters in Nagpur for 52 years would adjust to the prime minister’s message to make the ‘tiranga’ the profile image of social media accounts.
On Friday, RSS publicity division co-incharge Narender Thakur mentioned the Sangh has been celebrating Independence Day in any respect its places of work by hoisting the nationwide flag.
He additional mentioned RSS staff have been actively collaborating within the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ marketing campaign,
The Central authorities has urged individuals to hoist or show the nationwide flag from their houses throughout August 13-15 as a part of the programme.
Earlier, RSS publicity division head Sunil Ambekar had mentioned such issues shouldn’t be politicised,
“The RSS has already prolonged its help to ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ and ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ packages. The Sangh had in July appealed for full help and participation of the individuals and swayamsevaks within the packages to be organized by the federal government, non-public our bodies and Sangh-related organisations,” Ambekar had mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
