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KS Sudarshan, former RSS chief, passes away (26)
RAIPUR: Former RSS Sarsanghchalak, KS Sudarshan (81), died here this morning at about 6.30am after
suffering a heart attack. His cremation will take place at Nagpur, the RSS headquarters, on Sunday
evening at 3pm. Sudarshan, who led the right-wing Hindu organization from 2000-2009, had arrived in the
city on Thursday from Jabalpur and was staying at the local RSS office, Jagriti Mandal, Pandri. According
local RSS workers, the former sarsanghchalak had come here to release the book of Chattisgarh Rajya
Sabha MP, Gopal Vyas. The book release function was held on Friday evening. A RSS worker who was
present at Jagriti Bhawan this morning said Sudharshan apparently suffered a "massive heart attack" and
died within few minutes. "He complained about chest pain at about 6am and we immediately called a
cardiologist. However, the doctor, who came at about 6.30am, pronounced him dead", he said.
Sudarshan was reportedly a heart patient and had undergone a bypass a decade ago. The RSS chief
was slated to leave for Nagpur on Sunday morning. RSS sources said that his body would be taken to
Nagpur on Saturday afternoon at about 2pm and will be kept at the party's headquarters for people to pay
their last respects. Though Sudarshan had been staying with his family in Mysore for quite some time, he
was born in this very city on June 18, 1931 in a Sanketi Brahmin family. He did his Bachelor of
Engineering in Telecommunications (honours) from Sagar University. He joined RRS Shakha at a young
age of nine years and became a prachark in 1954. He went on to become the prant pracharak of Madhya
Bharat in 1964. He also the headed the RSS think tank, Boudhik Cell, and in 1990 he became the joint
general secretary of the organisation and later he became the Sarsanghchalak. (Times of India 15/9/12)
A votary of Hindutva and swadeshi (26)
Nagpur: Former RSS chief Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan died in Raipur on Saturday morning following
a heart attack. He was 81. Sudarshan was in Raipur for a book release function. His body was brought to
the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, where the funeral is set to be held on Sunday. Born on June 18, 1931,
Sudarshan, whose family hailed from Kuppalli in Karnataka, joined the RSS as a bal swayamsevak when
he was just nine years old. With a Bachelor of Engineering in telecommunications (honours) from Sagar
University, he became a full-time RSS pracharak in 1954 in Raigarh district. He quickly rose through the
ranks, becoming prant pracharak of Madhya Pradesh in 1964, before he was sent to the Northeast in
1977. In 1979, he took over as the Akhil Bharatiya Boudhik Pramukh, chief of the RSS think-tank. In
1990, he was appointed sah sarakaryavah (joint general secretary) of the organisation. A decade later,
Sudarshan took over from an ailing Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiyya as RSS chief in 2000, when the
BJP-led NDA government was in power. A votary of swadeshi, Sudarshan made clear his differences with
the NDA government’s economic policies. Known for his hardline views, his followers remember him for
his commitment to Hinduism. Sudarshan was also vocal about the internal affairs of the Sangh Parivar,
which earned him many critics within the RSS. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief
Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24X7’s Walk the Talk programme in 2005, Sudarshan kicked up a controversy
when he said that former prime minister A B Vajpayee and L K Advani should make way for the young
guard in the BJP. (Indian Express 16/9/12)
Hindu Sangam held in Sacramento (26)
AMRITSAR: Various Hindu organizations joined together to showcase rich Hindu philosophy, heritage,
traditions, way of life and culture in California's capital Sacramento (USA). Nevada based Hindu leader
Rajan Zed told TOI on Monday that the event titled "Hindu Sangam" (Sangam meaning "confluence"),
began on September 16 which stressed on the need of creating awareness of Hinduism in the society,
doing charity as charity was a religious duty, and active participation in interfaith dialogue, etc.Held at
Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir, it included poornkumbh procession, havan, exhibitions, shlok recitation,
music, Bharatnatyam, bhajans, cultural programs, workshops and speeches by experts of various
aspects of Hinduism. Topics discussed at the Sangam included challenges of Hindus in America, raising