{"id":4903,"date":"2025-08-15T14:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:53:27","slug":"glorifying-rss-in-independence-day-speech-is-insult-to-freedom-struggle-asaduddin-owaisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/glorifying-rss-in-independence-day-speech-is-insult-to-freedom-struggle-asaduddin-owaisi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Glorifying RSS in Independence Day speech is insult to freedom struggle&#8221;: Asaduddin Owaisi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/glorifying-rss-an-insult-to-freedom-struggle-asaduddin-owaisi-criticises-pm-narendra-modis-independence-day-speech\/articleshow\/123320137.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The Times of India<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/opposition-slams-pm-modis-independence-day-speech-questions-praise-for-rss-from-red-fort-bland-and-hypocritical\/articleshow\/123322046.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The Times of India<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a clear English summary of the recent development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asaduddin Owaisi\u2019s Reaction to the I-Day Speech<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>August 15, 2025<\/strong>, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the Red Fort, praised the <strong>Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)<\/strong>\u2014referring to its centenary as \u201c100 years of national service\u201d and labeling it as \u201cthe largest NGO in the world.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/odishabytes.com\/desperate-to-appease-sangh-breach-of-constitution-oppn-on-modis-rss-praise-in-i-day-speech\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Odisha Bytes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/opposition-slams-pm-modis-independence-day-speech-questions-praise-for-rss-from-red-fort-bland-and-hypocritical\/articleshow\/123322046.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The Times of India<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asaduddin Owaisi<\/strong>, chief of AIMIM, strongly objected to this acknowledgment. He took to social media (X) to denounce the praise, stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cGlorifying the RSS in an Independence Day speech is an insult to the freedom struggle. The RSS and its ideological allies served as British foot soldiers. They never joined the fight for independence and hated Gandhi more than they ever opposed the British.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/india\/owaisi-says-pm-glorifying-rss-in-i-day-speech-an-insult-to-freedom-struggle-why-do-it-from-red-fort-13458793.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Moneycontrol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/odishabytes.com\/desperate-to-appease-sangh-breach-of-constitution-oppn-on-modis-rss-praise-in-i-day-speech\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Odisha Bytes<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Owaisi further questioned the appropriateness of the Red Fort\u2014the symbolic heart of India\u2019s freedom\u2014as the venue for such commendation. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/india\/owaisi-says-pm-glorifying-rss-in-i-day-speech-an-insult-to-freedom-struggle-why-do-it-from-red-fort-13458793.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Moneycontrol<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Context &amp; Broader Responses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Opposition Pushback<\/strong>: Several opposition leaders condemned Modi\u2019s inclusion of RSS praise in the Independence Day address. They labeled it inappropriate for such a national platform, arguing the speech was more politically driven than unifying. (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/opposition-slams-pm-modis-independence-day-speech-questions-praise-for-rss-from-red-fort-bland-and-hypocritical\/articleshow\/123322046.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The Times of India<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Akhilesh Yadav\u2019s Take<\/strong>: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav criticized both the RSS and BJP, suggesting that despite professing \u201cSwadeshi\u201d ideals, their roots and affiliations suggested otherwise. He made a provocative remark implying that some organizations may owe their genesis to colonial interests. (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/independence-day-speech-akhilesh-yadav-takes-aim-at-rss-bjp-over-pm-modis-praise-and-swadeshi-call-says-sanghi-saathi-should-thank-british-on-completing-100-years\/articleshow\/123321481.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">The Times of India<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Element<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><td>PM Modi\u2019s Independence Day speech at Red Fort (August 15, 2025)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Key Content<\/strong><\/td><td>Praise for the RSS\u2019s 100-year national service<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Owaisi\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/td><td>Called it \u201can insult to the freedom struggle\u201d and criticized venue choice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Opposition Views<\/strong><\/td><td>Saw the praise as politically motivated; called it &#8220;bland and hypocritical&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Yadav\u2019s Comment<\/strong><\/td><td>Mocked RSS\/BJP \u201cSwadeshi\u201d claims; suggested colonial origin involvement<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a clear English summary of the recent development: Asaduddin Owaisi\u2019s Reaction to the I-Day Speech On August 15, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from the Red Fort, praised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)\u2014referring to its centenary as \u201c100 years of national service\u201d and labeling it as \u201cthe largest NGO in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292,293],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-politics","th-blog blog-single has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4905,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4903\/revisions\/4905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ranjantechnologies.com\/newspaper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}