RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday for a 4 day visit during which he will take part in several programmes dedicated to VD Savarkar. This is Bhagwat’s first visit to the archipelago as sarsanghchalak. Nearly twenty years ago he had visited the islands as the organisation’s sarkaryavah or general secretary. After landing, he met RSS workers at the organisation’s office in Dollygunj in Sri Vijaya Puram.
During the trip, Bhagwat will participate in a series of events held to commemorate the 116th anniversary of Savarkar’s poem Sagara Praan Talamalala. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also take part in the programmes. Among the other prominent personalities expected to attend are Union minister Ashish Shelar, musician Hridaynath Mangeshkar, actor Randeep Hooda, and historian Vikram Sampath.
On Friday, Bhagwat will visit Chinmaya Mission at around 10.30 am to interact with monks. Later in the day, he and Shah will unveil a statue of Savarkar at Beodnabad at approximately 3.30 pm. Around 4.30 pm, he is scheduled to release a song dedicated to Savarkar at an event at Dr B R Ambedkar Institute of Technology.
On Saturday, Bhagwat will address the Virat Hindu Sammelan at Netaji Stadium in Sri Vijaya Puram.
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