Why RSS Chief Post Never Held By Dalit, Asks Congress Leader. BJP Replies
NDTV
The row started after some members of the Congress student wing burnt a pair of khaki shorts in protest against the alleged "saffronisation" of school textbooks in Karnataka.
As the 'chaddi' row between the BJP and Congress escalates, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah attacked the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked why the post of RSS chief has never been occupied by a Dalit or a person from Other Backward Castes (OBCs).
The row started after some members National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Congress, burnt a pair of khaki shorts outside state education minister BC Nagesh's residence, in protest against the alleged "saffronisation" of school textbooks in the state.
"I am telling you from the beginning that RSS is a non-secular organisation. Has a Dalit, OBC or a member from minority communities ever become Sarsanghchalak? What else can chaddis do? They do chaddi work only, chaddis do chaddi work," said Siddramaiah in Hubli.
Siddaramaiah was responding to a question about RSS workers collecting shorts to send them to the Congress office.
