Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the 100-year journey of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been “unprecedented” and “inspiring”, and that the spirit of the ‘nation first’ always remained paramount for the organisation.Addressing the 126th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said, “In the next few days, we will be celebrating Vijayadashami. This Vijayadashami is special for another reason. This day marks 100 years of the foundation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. This journey of a century is as amazing and unprecedented as it is inspiring. When the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded 100 years ago, the country had been bound by the chains of slavery for centuries.”
Notably, the RSS was founded in 1925 on Vijayadashmi.