Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) following reports that the organisation allegedly “spent a significant amount of money to engage one of Pakistan’s official lobbying arms – the American law firm Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) to represent its interests in the United States”.

Citing a media report, the Congress leader on X said, “A few days ago, the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat acknowledged that the RSS isn’t a registered organisation and that it does not pay taxes. Now, we learn that the RSS has spent a significant amount of money to engage one of Pakistan’s official lobbying arms – the American law firm Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) – to espouse its interests in the US.”

Ramesh went on to accuse the RSS of “betraying national i

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