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The development came days after the Islamic country took the diplomatic lead in criticising India over two BJP members' remarks against Prophet Mohammad.

The state does not have a history of communal polarisation but has seen a marked increase in clashes over the past few months. Activists and opposition leaders accuse the BJP of orchestrating the violence.

No one should conclude from this one statement that the RSS is about to change its spots. But, for once, the RSS chief appears to have sized up the befuddlement at heart of the Modi establishment and thought it was imperative to send out a signal.

Amid the 'Chaddi' row in Karnataka, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi hit out at the Congress saying their "chaddis" have been "stripped" off by the people.

The hypocrisy and double standards employed by Hindutva organisations are not new to Indian politics. But what is newer and more disturbing is the internalisation of this double standard by the higher judiciary.

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah attacked the RSS and asked why the post of RSSchief has never been occupied by a Dalit or an OBC person.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar gave benefitting reply to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for terming former BJP leader Nupur Sharmas statement on the prophet as part of the agenda of the Sangh Parivar and said they should be sued for speaking unconstitutional and for giving hate speech.

One video showed BJP workers collecting a cardboard box full of underwear in Mandya and parcelling it to the Karnataka Congress office.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that the anti-RSS propaganda resulted in the Congress losing its grounds elsewhere and the same will happen in the state as well.

While its Muslim outreach alluded to an asymmetry of threats, in clarifying that the Sangh was not opposed to non-Hindu forms of devotion, it held out an implicit promise to support freedom of religion