On Vijayadashami 2024 (12 October 2024), Mohan Bhagwat gave the annual address at the gathering in Reshimbagh, Nagpur, where the chief guest was Dr K. Radhakrishnan. This page summarises what was reported about it.
The day
- Date: 12 October 2024
- Place: Reshimbagh, Nagpur
- Address by: Mohan Bhagwat
- Chief guest: Dr K. Radhakrishnan, former chairman of ISRO
What the address covered
Bhagwat spoke of the insecurity faced by Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, referred to the RG Kar hospital case in Kolkata in connection with crime and politics, called for legal control of obscene content on some streaming (OTT) platforms, and warned of attempts to capture educational institutions and distort ideas. Some commentators read the speech as conciliatory towards the government.
How sure is this?
This account rests mainly on one source, listed below; details may be incomplete.
In the archive
Sources & copyright status
- All India Radio, 2024 address (12 October 2024)
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