World taking note of India for first time: RSS chief

Nagpur, Sept 30: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in his Dussehra's annual address here on Saturday said, 'world is taking note of India for the first time'. At the RSS headquarter here, he said, 'the notion of India was always ingrained in us, whether we were one country ruled by many Kings and Rulers or whether we were dominated by one power.' Speaking about political power games, Dr Bhagwat said, 'Elections will come and go but the commitment towards your country and your people should not change.' When one’s life and thoughts are completely dominated by affection of your country, your entire life is devoted to your nation, you are selfless, that is culture. 'Separatism has to be dealt with sternly; as should our enemies at our borders,' he claimed. Referring to incident like Doklam, Dr Bhagwat said, 'We have showed maturity in dealing with issue of Doklam, without being perceived as weak that is the way to deal with aggression. It is because of our new progressive strides in economy and awareness of our self-respect the whole world is looking at us with respect.' Dr Bhagwat appealed to the cow protectors not to break laws while performing their duties while urging people to take up cow protection without considering religions. 'It is reprehensible that some people have been killed allegedly by cow protectors. In fact, violence of any form is reprehensible. At the same time, many people have been killed by cow smugglers. We must look at the issue of cow protection beyond religion,' Dr Bhagwat said. 'I know many Muslims involved in rearing and protection of cows. There are Muslims who have sacrificed their lives for cow protection, the RSS chief said. 'Cows are used more for its urine and dung than milk in our country. For a small farmer to progress, rearing of the cow is a must. Protecting cow and cow-based agriculture is directed by the Constitution. Rearing of the cow is not a matter of religion,' Dr Bhagwat said. UNI