Nagpur, March 30 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur, where he paid homage to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and second sarsanghchalak MS Golwalkar.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, former general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Union minister Nitin Gadkari accompanied Modi during the visit to the Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh, the administrative headquarters of the RSS.
The prime minister also met RSS office-bearers at the Smruti Bhavan and posed for group photographs with them.
In a message book at the memorial, Modi described the site as a tribute to Indian culture, nationalism, and the organisation’s values. “The memorial of the two strong pillars of the RSS is an inspiration to lakhs of swayamsevaks who have dedicated themselves to the service of the nation,” he wrote in Hindi.
Expressing his sentiments, he added, “I am overwhelmed to visit the Smruti Mandir, which cherishes the memories of Param Pujaniya Dr Hedgewar and Pujya Guruji.”
Modi’s visit coincided with the Sangh’s Pratipada programme, marking Gudi Padwa, the beginning of the Hindu New Year. This was his first visit to the memorial since becoming prime minister.
