Pranab visits Hedgewar birthplace ahead of RSS speech
Nagpur, Jun 7 (PTI) Former President and the Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today visited the birth place of the RSS founding Sarsanghachalak Keshav Baliram Hedgewar ahead of his much-anticipated speech at the Sangh headquarters here.
Pranab Mukherjee, was welcomed by the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, had to walk through narrow lanes to reach the house where Hedgewar was born and also removed his shoes before entering the place.
'Today I came here to pay my respect and homage to a great son of Mother India': Former President Dr.Pranab Mukherjee's message in the visitor's book at RSS founder KB Hedgewar's birthplace in Nagpur pic.twitter.com/ax76NCzJMa
— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2018
According to sources, this visit to pay tributes to Hedgewar was not part of Mukherjee’s scheduled itinerary and an impromptu decision was taken by the former president to do so.
Former President of India Sh. Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute to Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, founder of RSS, at Smriti Mandir, Nagpur. #RSSTritiyaVarsh pic.twitter.com/ge9PIyXnkR
— RSS (@RSSorg) June 7, 2018
Former President of India Sh. Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute to Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar , the 2nd Sarsanghchalak of #RSS, at Smriti Chinah, Nagpur. #RSSTritiyaVarsh pic.twitter.com/EipOMKMj3k
— RSS (@RSSorg) June 7, 2018
Mukherjee, who reached Nagpur last evening, has been invited by the RSS to address its Shiksha Varg and attend a parade by the Sangh workers on completion of the training camp.
It is an annual training camp, meant for swayamsevaks in their third year in the organisation. The RSS holds training camps for first, second and third-year swayamsewaks.
