Underlining the role of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in nation-building and its initiatives on social inclusion, former President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday recalled that Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when he was Prime Minister, had said his government would function on the basis of “Bhimsmriti rather than Manusmriti” where “Bhimsmriti means the Indian Constitution”, and that “we are Bhimwadi, meaning Ambedkarite”.

Addressing the Vijayadashami rally in Nagpur where he was chief guest at the RSS centenary celebration, Kovind said, “I want to mention a Dalit Sangam rally on the Red Fort premises in 2001. I was president of the Scheduled Caste Morcha of the BJP at that time and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Prime Minister. Many people used to indulge in false propaganda that the Sangh Parivar and Ata

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