RSS sympathisers 'infiltrated' professional institutes, 'destroyed' them: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged there is a systematic infiltration of the RSS into professional institutes which are being destroyed, while citing "irregularities" in the Indian Council of Historical Research which are being probed by the CVC.

Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said, "Since May 2014, there has been a systematic infiltration of the RSS into professional institutions. One such example is the Indian Council of Historical Research." "Now these activists stand indicted by no less a body than the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for financial misdeeds. It is a Rs 14 crore scam, which for the ICHR is a big amount," he alleged.

Citing media reports, Ramesh alleged that at the heart of the "scam" is a RSS outfit called the Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana (ABISY).

"The ICHR is not alone. Many prestigious institutions, including top universities, are being destroyed by RSS sympathisers with extremely dubious academic credentials. We shouldn't be surprised really since this dubiousness starts from the very top," the Congress leader alleged.

Media reports claimed the CVC is probing a Rs 14-crore "scam" in ICHR and has advised the government to act against some members of the ABISY.

There was no immediate comment from either the ICHR or the ABISY.