Comparing the organisation to a river which had nurtured and nourished a civilization of nationalists around it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday showered praise on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on the eve of its centenary.

Speaking at an event to mark the occasion at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi , PM Modi also released a commemorative stamp and coin symbolising Bharat Mata as an entity for the first time in independent India as well as a stamp acknowledging the Sangh’s association with the nation’s history – its cadres marching as part of the ceremonial parade on Republic Day in 1963.

Underlining its various priorities, from cultural awakening to disaster relief, and its work across different sectors, PM Modi equated issues such as a push for Swadeshi goo

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