[Watch] Mohan Bhagwat’s Powerful Vijayadashami Speech: From Pahalgam To US Tariffs

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat used his Vijayadashami speech on Wednesday to deliver a hard-hitting message that spanned terror, trade and turbulence in the neighbourhood, warning that enemies operate both inside and outside India and calling for self-reliance as the nation’s shield.

On the Pahalgam massacre, where 26 Indians were gunned down, Bhagwat said: “Terrorists from across the border killed 26 Indians after asking their religion…With complete preparations, our government and armed forces gave a befitting reply.”

#WATCH | During the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat says, “… Terrorists from across the border killed 26 Indians after asking their religion. The nation was mourning and angry about the terror attack. With complete… pic.twitter.com/24kaq7I6gf

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He declared the aftermath revealed India’s real allies: “The role played by various nations after this incident … revealed our true friends.”

#WATCH | During the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat says, “… When the government stays away from the people and is largely unaware of their problems and policies are not made in their interests, people turn against the… pic.twitter.com/lJU9sagsaQ

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#WATCH | During the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat says, “… Whenever some foreign ideologies came to India, we considered them our own. We accept diversity in the world… In our country, efforts are being made to turn… pic.twitter.com/lZanvUHNmm

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Taking aim at Washington, he hit out at new American trade duties: “The new tariff policy implemented by the US was done keeping in mind the interest of their own. But everyone is affected by them … No country can survive in isolation.”

Bhagwat urged that India must never let dependence turn into weakness: “We need to rely on swadeshi and focus on self-reliance … Yet strive to maintain diplomatic relations with all our friendly nations.”

Warning that regime shifts in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal were part of wider destabilising currents, Bhagwat cautioned: “The forces wanting to create such disturbances in Bharat are active inside as well as outside our country.”

From terror to tariffs, the RSS chief’s Vijayadashami message carried a common refrain — India must stand united, vigilant and self-reliant as it faces a world in flux.