The Deccan Chronicle
February 22, 2006
P.T. USHA, GEET, SRINATH ON RSS PANEL
New Delhi, Feb. 22: Former queen of the Indian track P.T. Usha, former
vigilance commissioner N. Vittal, former billiards world champion Geet
Sethi, former cricketer Javagal Srinath and ace shooter Jaspal Rana are
among the prominent members of the 122-strong Guru Golwalkar Birth
Centenary Celebrations Committee formed by the RSS.
While former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is one of the leading
members, the RSS did not include Mr L.K. Advani in the committee. The
committee will organise "Hindu rallies to promote social harmony" and
hold public hearings along the lines of "jan adalats" in various
localities to "expose corrupt people". The campaign for "mass awareness"
will begin from February 24.
Noted dancer Sonal Mansingh and violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman, Mohan veena
creator Vishwa Mohan Bhatt also figure in the list. Sharing places with
them are RSS general secretary Mohan Bhagwat and VHP president Ashok
Singhal.
The committee will chalk out a year-long mass awareness campaign to
propagate the "ideas and vision of Guruji". In an article in the RSS
mouthpiece Organiser, the chairman of the committee, Swami
Satyamitranand Giri of Bharatmata Mandir, Hardwar, spelt out the
programme: "Hindu rallies will be organised at the block level across
the nation. Meetings of caste and religious leaders will be held to
promote social harmony. Seminars and lectures will also be organised to
propagate the ideas and vision of Guruji." Another task is to make drug
addicts "leave drugs". Though Mr Advani is not included in the list, he
will be among the leaders to participate at the inaugural function in
Nagpur on February 24.
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