Need to realise its sense of service to understand RSS: Yogi
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Lucknow, Feb 27 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said here on Friday that to understand the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), one has to understand its sense of service.
The RSS is an organisation that works without any government support, he said at the launch of the book Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - Swarnim Bharat Ke Disha Sutra written by Sunil Ambekar, All India Co-Promotion Head of the RSS. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - Swarnim Bharat Ke Disha Sutra is not just a book. This is a vision, he said, adding that the service of the Sangh draws people towards it.
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ISSUE DATE: December 28, 2020
UPDATED: December 18, 2020 23:42 IST
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