RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Warns Of 'Deceptive' Missionaries Taking Advantage Of People's Vulnerabilities

RSS Chief emphasized that efforts have been made over the past century to uproot Indian traditions and faith, but the roots remain strong, thanks to the efforts of ancestors.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat warned of "deceptive" missionaries taking advantage of people's vulnerabilities during an event in Burhanpur on Sunday. In his speech, Bhagwat alluded to religious conversions and said that missionaries come from far away, eat people's food, speak their language, and convert them because society ignores their own people.

"We don't see our own people. We don't go to them and ask them. But some missionary from thousands of miles away comes and lives there, eats their food, speaks their language and then converts them," RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said in his speech at an event in Burhanpur. 

Bhagwat added, "Efforts are made to uproot them. So, society should understand that deceit. We have to strengthen the faith."

He added that these deceptive people raise questions about religion to waver the faith of the society.

"Deceptive people raise some questions about religion to waver the faith", he said, adding, "Our society never faced such people earlier so people get sceptical...We have to remove this weakness."

Bhagwat said, "Even after this, our society doesn't waver. But people change when they lose faith and feel that society is not with them."

The RSS chief said that an entire village in Madhya Pradesh became "sanatani" 150 years after the locals got converted to Christianity as they got help from Kalyan Ashram (an RSS-backed voluntary organisation).

Bhagwat emphasized that efforts have been made over the past century to uproot Indian traditions and faith, but the roots remain strong, thanks to the efforts of ancestors. He urged society to understand this deceit and strengthen their faith.

Bhagwat further highlighted the need to remove the deviation and distortion of Bharatiya traditions and faith and strengthen the roots of "dharma" in India. He clarified that there is no need to go abroad to spread their faith as "sanatan dharma" does not believe in such practices.

The statement from the RSS chief comes just a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Christian spiritual leaders in New Delhi on the occasion of Easter, which was welcomed by the community.