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RSS bets on small shakhas in hinterland to make it big in TN December 23, 2020, 11:31 AM IST Suresh Bharathi scrolls down the WhatsApp messages slowly checking the updates sent from various shakhas. “Today ten people attended the shakha at Othakalmandapam,” he says, eyes fixed on the phone. Shakha at another village, Ramapattinam, has far lower attendance, just four people. But that was no reason to complain. In fact, Suresh, Coimbatore-Nilgiris zonal joint secretary of RSS, felt proud. The shakhas at Othakalmandapam and Ramapatinam in rural Coimbatore are only one month old and a sign of the organisation’s growth. Till a few months ago, shakhas, the daily hour-long congregations of RSS workers, were alien to these villages. But now the meetings have become a regular feature here and in the region. While BJP has been making concerted efforts to expand its presence through activities like Vel Yatra, the party’s ideological fountainhead RSS has ....
Suresh Bharathi scrolls down the WhatsApp messages slowly checking the updates sent from various shakhas. “Today ten people attended the shakha at Othakalmandapam,” he says, eyes fixed on the phone. Shakha at another village, Ramapattinam, has far lower attendance, just four people. But that was no reason to complain. In fact, Suresh, Coimbatore-Nilgiris zonal joint secretary of RSS, felt proud. The shakhas at Othakalmandapam and Ramapatinam in rural Coimbatore are only one month old and a sign of the organisation’s growth. Till a few months ago, shakhas, the daily hour-long congregations of RSS workers, were alien to these villages. But now the meetings have become a regular feature here and in the region. While BJP has been making concerted efforts to expand its presence through activities like Vel Yatra, the party’s ideological fountainhead RSS has been slowly making inroads in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu to achieve the same. ....