On Vijayadashami 2000 (7 October 2000), K. S. Sudarshan gave the annual address at the gathering in Reshimbagh, Nagpur. This page summarises what was reported about it.
The day
- Date: 7 October 2000
- Place: Reshimbagh, Nagpur
- Address by: K. S. Sudarshan
What the address covered
Sudarshan's first Vijayadashami address as sarsanghchalak. According to PTI reports carried by The Tribune, he urged Christians in India to form a 'Swadeshi Church' on the model of Kerala's Orthodox Syrian and Mar Thoma churches and to free themselves from foreign church control. He accused foreign churches of a political conspiracy to destabilise the country, praising China for expelling them, and made allegations about church activity in Tripura. On the economy, he said government functionaries were the biggest consumers of petrol, asked ministers to cut spending by 10 to 25 per cent and shrink official convoys amid rising fuel prices, and recommended ethanol as an alternative fuel to reduce oil imports.
As reported
Why are these foreign churches allowed to carry on their activities on our soil
Context
The 'Swadeshi Church' call was the headline item of the address.
How sure is this?
This account rests mainly on one source, listed below; details may be incomplete.
In the archive
Sources & copyright status
- The Tribune (PTI), 'Set up swadeshi church: RSS' and 'RSS chief tells ministers' (8 Oct 2000)
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