Addressing RSS volunteers on the completion of a training programme here, Kumar today said love holds "sacredness" and "piousness" in India, but the West has commercialised it and given birth to the festival.
"In India, love has been sacred and pious. It has been sung as the tales of Radha-Krishna, Laila-Majnu and Heer- Ranjha but the western culture commercialised love and gave birth to festival of Valentines' day which is now responsible for problems like rape, illegitimate children and violence on women," he said.
Kumar also said that the RSS "purifies" the soul and the character of a person and imparts humane and moral values.
"A movement should be run for purification of peoples' soul so that the society and the nation can progress," he said.
Kumar also said the RSS is against untouchability and casteism. "Everybody should pledge to contribute to eradicate such evils," he said.
He lashed out at "those raising the issue of human rights of stone pelters".
"Our defence forces are targeted in Kashmir. Those who pelt stones and slaughter cows have no human or moral rights," he said.
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