Politics of sports

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parent organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is annoyed with the Congress after the Rajasthan government recently demanded affidavits from athletes, asking them to certify that they are not members of the RSS, before they could be given awards. The sports department of the state government had demanded similar affidavits from more than 300 athletes, who collectively received Rs 2.26 crore as cash rewards.