Rashtriya Swayam Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday inaugurated’Kesari Media Studies and Research Centre’ at nearby Chalappuram and said the new generation should remember the wade through which the organisation marched forward.
Bhagwat said’Kesari’, a Sangh Parivar affiliated weekly which started publishing in 1951, may be a product of certain thoughts “focused on the upliftment of Bharat”.
“Kesari may be a product of certain thoughts focused on the upliftment of Bharat and therefore the new generation should remember the wade through which the organisation marched forward despite all odds,” Bhagwat said after inaugurating the centre by lighting the normal lamp.
The RSS chief said the journey of ‘Kesari’ during the past 70 years has not been a cushty one and this fact should be understood by this generation.
“There was a time when truth needed some permissions to be published. But a faith in fact and striving hard would get you to be victorious of truth and today is one of such,” Bhagwat said.
He said the target of ‘Kesari’ was to determine the way of ‘Dharma.
“The objective of Kesari was to determine the way of ‘Dharma’, regardless of if we achieved some victories. In spite of all odds, we should always strive to realize our goals to achieve dharm”, the RSS chief added.
Bhagwat released eight books including “RSS in Kerala: Saga of a Struggle” on the martyrs of the RSS and BJP, authored by Dr A K M Das and compiled jointly by Dr Das, V M Gopinath and Shabu Prasad.
Later, he inaugurated the library at the centre.
Organising Committee President, P R Nathan, noted Hindu religious scholar Swami Chidananthapuri, Ramakrishna Ashram regional chief Narasinhananda Saraswathi, Chinmaya Mission regional head Swami Tejomayananda and O Rajagopal, MLA, were among those that were present at the function.