RSS disassociates itself from Shri Ram Sene

Bangalore: Disassociating with Sri Rama Sene, whose acts of moral policing in Mangalore evoked nationwide indignation, the RSS today called for stringent action against Sene and said it had no objection if the government decided to ban the outfit.

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"RSS considers attacks on humans as heinous crime. We do not have any objection, if the government decides to ban Sri Rama Sene," RSS South-Central Zonal Secretary K Narahari told a press conference here.

"There is no relationship between RSS and Sri Rama Sene," he said a fortnight after Sene activists attacked girls in a Mangalore pub and issued threats to disrupt Valentine's day celebrations.

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Narhari said RSS demands that stringent action be taken against Sri Ram Sene.

The Sene activists barged into a pub in Mangalore on January 24, beat up girls and others, triggering a nationwide outrage against the outfit.

"It is incorrect to link the policies and activities of Sri Rama Sene to the Sangh Parivar", Narahari and B Nagaraj, a pracharak of RSS South-Central Zone said.

Reiterating his outfit's opposition to pub culture or Valentine's day celebrations, Narahari, however, said "the RSS does not approve any violent activity in relation to incidents like Mangalore pub attack, episode involving abduction of the CPI(M) Kerala MLA's daughter or coming February 14 Valentine's day protests.

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"Instead RSS welcomes healthy debate and public awareness programmes on these social related issues".

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) also blamed media for "blowing up" the Mangalore incident saying "immature approach by few media towards these issues is a dangerous development", Nagaraj said.

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