RSS will be ideological foundation of BJP, Santhosh tells Siddu

Bengaluru: BJP national general secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference of the RSS during his Independence Day speech.

“I want to tell Siddaramaiah: RSS will always be the ideological and intellectual foundation for the BJP. It has entered the mainstream of national life. Most people have accepted the ideology. So, your tweet or that of your allies can’t disturb people’s minds,” Santhosh said at an event to mark former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death anniversary.

“Vajpayee lived for 67 years in an organisation that believes in one life, one mission, one belief and one ideology. That’s why Atal or Modi didn’t join a party where people jump ship just for power,” Santhosh said.

“In Karnataka, someone is planning for the future
as his ouster is more or less certain. A person like that won’t understand what RSS, BJP or Jan Sangh is,” Santhosh said.