J ayaprakash Narayan had falsely hoped that the RSS would take forward his dream of revolution, only to be ruthlessly betrayed. On 3 November 1977, he addressed a huge RSS training camp in Patna, hailing it as a revolutionary organisation with the capacity to transform society, end casteism and wipe the tears from the eyes of the poor. He believed that the RSS had a historic role to play in creating a new India, and there was no other organisation in the country which could match them.
“This society, its glorious history and the heritage of our forefathers, the sacrifices of the builders of this country and their achievements and the freedom that we have won-you are the inheritors of it all and it is for you to make the best use of it….Your word has a far-reaching effect…. Here is the ar