RSSFACTS: The traditions that are today part of the daily RSS shakha meeting like the commands, prayers, the hoisting of a saffron flag, and the exercises – all with the only agenda to train young men to make them physically, mentally and intellectually strong to serve the country – took shape in the initial years of the RSS itself
India News: Protests have intensified in Karnataka's Mandya district over the removal of a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman's image. Local authorities replaced the flag with the Tricolour, resulting in outrage from locals and right-wing activists. The situation remains tense, with police maintaining a heavy presence. The flag row has sparked a political controversy, with accusations of appeasement politics and attempts to instigate people ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
The Mandya district administration held the panchayat development officer of Keragodu responsible for the tension in the village over hoisting of Lord Hanuman flag.