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RSS an organisation of nationalist thought: Maha Minister Chandrakant Patil

Pune Sep 7 ( UNI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an organisation of nationalist thought which has the utmost respect and deep faith in every symbol of the nation and of Hindutva, said Maharashtra education Minister Chandrakant Patil here today.

He said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of Hindavi Swarajya, is revered as a deity by the Sangh, and that is why in every of its offices there is an image of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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Hyderabad-Mumbai Air India flight stranded at CSMIA due to ground staff strike

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