RSS rebuts allegations of marking houses during fundraising drive for Ram Mandir

Addressing the media at the two-day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) meeting that began here on Friday, the Joint General Secretary categorically rebutted such allegations doing the rounds at certain sections of the press that the RSS had marked houses during its nationwide fundraising campaign.

He said that the organisation believes that “those who contributed funds for the Ram Mandir are their own people and those who did not are also their own."

"We (RSS) never differentiated on any basis,” he said while responding to a question, he added that it might be the media’s perception that the RSS marks houses, but that was not true.

The Sah Sarkaryavah added that the RSS launched a fund collection drive to reach out to people and not merely for funds.

“Lord Ram and his mandir are not under anyone’s mercy, it would come up anyway automatically even if the drive was not launched. We launched this drive to reach out to people and convey the message of Ram Mandir and the reasons behind building such a magnificent temple (in Ayodhya),” he added.

He said that over 20 lakh Sangh workers reached 5,45,737 places across the country and through this drive the RSS was able to contact more than 12.5 crore families in the country.

“Our workers reached out even tiniest habitats situated in the most difficult terrains in Mizoram, Andaman and Ladak during this drive,” he explained.