New Delhi: Can Muslims be part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh? The organisation’s chief, Mohan Bhagwat, addressed this question at a two-day lecture series titled ‘100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons’ in Begaluru. He said the RSS welcomes everyone – Muslims, Christians and people of all faith – as long as they see themselves as children of (Mother India) and part of what he described as the broader Hindu society. He said the Sangh’s foundation lies in unity, built on a sense of shared identity rather than caste or creed.

Replying to a question if Muslims could join the Sangh, he made a statement that turned many heads. “No Brahmin is allowed in Sangh. No other caste is allowed in the Sangh. No Muslim is allowed, no Christian is allowed in the Sangh. Only Hindus are allowed,” he

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