"Anyone who wants to be identified as a Hindu will have to be a responsible citizen of the country" - RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

At the event to mark 100 years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS);  

the Sarsanghchalak of the organisation, Mohan Bhagwat, says, 

"... Hindavi, Bharatiya, and Sanatan are synonymous... There is content behind these words, which is not just geographical... Our DNA is the same for the last 40000 years."

The RSS chief also said: "... We are celebrating 100 years this year, but the idea of an organisation like this sprouted in Doctor Sahab's mind many years before 1925. That idea took shape and after 'Vijayadashmi' of 1925, 

Doctor Sahab made the announcement. 

It was an organisation for the entire Hindu community... Anyone who wants to be identified as a Hindu will have to be a responsible citizen of the country. This is a responsible community because we got this identity a long time ago."   

"... There was another wave of revolutionaries. Many examples came out of that wave that still inspire us... The purpose of that revolution ended after independence. Savarkar ji was a luminous gem of that wave... That wave does not exist anymore and it is not needed also, but that wave was an inspiration to live and die for the country... 

"After the revolt of 1857, some people made politics the weapon to achieve independence, and this new wave was named the Indian National Congress. Many political parties came out of it... 

They achieved their aim of independence... Had that movement, that wave enlightened the way it should have, even after independence, the picture today would have been starkly different...".  

As she arrived at the RSS event to mark their centenary celebrations, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut said:

 "The RSS is a large institution (working for) the nation's development and progress of the people. To meet Mohan Bhagwat today and be here at the gathering is a matter of pride for us."