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Like his predecessors, the current Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “sarsanghachalak”, Mohanrao Bhagwat, speaks in ellipsis and often cites paradoxes, which open his statements to multiple interpretations. However, over the past two months, on different occasions, Bhagwat unreservedly articulated the RSS’ stance on the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, implying that it was up to the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to get the message and act, and not simply react.
The clearest enunciation was contained in his annual Vijayadashami address of October 18. He hinted at an “obvious game plan of a few
