Top functionaries of the RSS and its affiliates, besides the BJP, will attend a three-day annual meeting to be held in Palakkad district of Kerala from August 31. They will discuss various national issues and work out ways and means to strengthen mutual cooperation.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, RSS's national media and publicity head Sunil Ambekar said, "The meeting will be attended by its chief Mohan Bhagwat, general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, all six joint general secretaries, and other senior office-bearers.".
"Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh this year is going to be organised in Palakkad, Kerala, from August 31 to September 2, 2024. Pujaniya Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat ji, respected Sarkaryawah Shri Dattatreya Hosabale ji, all six Sah Sarkaryawah and other senior office-bearers will participate in this meeting," the statement said.
Besides these, the top functionaries and key office-bearers of 32 RSS-inspired organizations will be present, including Rashtra Sevika Samiti, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Vidya Bharati, and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.
Ambekar said the meeting would provide a platform to the volunteers of Sangh-inspired outfits to share information and exchange experiences about their respective work. There would be deliberations on various issues of national interest in the present context, recent important events, and planning regarding various aspects of social change, he added.
The meeting will also try to strengthen "mutual cooperation and coordination on various subjects", Ambekar said.
The coordination meet at the all-India level assumes significance this year since it comes immediately after the recent deliberations amongst the top RSS and ruling BJP brass, including issues like improving coordination between the party and the Sangh, and preparations for upcoming elections. These discussions were held at a meeting in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's residence last week, which Hosabale attended along with Arun Kumar, RSS's point person in BJP, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief J P Nadda, and Singh.
