Ahead of the centenary year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), set to commence on October 2, the minority front of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for conferring the Bharat Ratna posthumously on RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar.

In a letter addressed to President Droupadi Murmu, Jamal Siddiqui, national president of the BJP minority front, has demanded India’s highest civilian award to be bestowed upon Dr Hedgewar in recognition of his role as a freedom fighter and a nation-builder.

"I humbly request the posthumous conferment of India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, on Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, India's greatest freedom fighter and pioneer of nation-building.

“This demand is necessary not only to honour his incomparable contributions b

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