RSS workers detained in Tamil Nadu for 'trespassing' into govt school to hold drill, released
Chennai (PTI): RSS workers "trespassed" into the premises of a government school here on Thursday and they were detained and later released, police said.
According to Avadi Police Commissionerate, about 40 RSS swayamsevaks entered the premises of a state-run school at Iyyappanthangal and conducted a drill.
"We have registered a case for trespassing against the RSS workers, following a complaint from school authorities," a top Avadi police official said.
The BJP strongly condemned the police action and hit out at the DMK regime for its "anti-national mindset," for acting against the patriotic activities of the RSS.
Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran said the nationalist RSS workers' selfless, patriotic work cannot be cowed down by police case and arrest. He said the Sangh's drill had been happening at that spot in Chennai for many years now, without any disturbance to the general public.
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, in a post on 'X' said: "I strongly condemn Tamil Nadu Govt @CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin for arresting #RSS Swayamsevaks, who were conducting a peaceful Shakha in a ground today in Chennai where they have been conducting for many yrs in the past but today—particularly on Vijayadashami day which marks the 100th centenary year celebration of RSS—this arrest is highly condemnable & undemocratic."
Further, she said: "In TN, @mkstalin govt turns blind eye to all day to day anti-social activities, deteriorating law and order situation, but national, traditional, spiritual, and patriotic cultural activities are curtailed. This clearly reveals the anti-national mindset of DMK @arivalayam.
I appeal for the immediate release of all arrested RSS cadres today. I met them all in the place where they are detained under police custody after the arrest & conveyed my moral support to them & enquired the police officials why they are arrested? Our karyakartas are facing the situation with courage as usual. That is the spirit of RSS."
'Vijayadasami' (celebrated today, October 2, 2025) this year marks the 100th founding anniversary of the RSS.
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS addressed the annual Vijayadashmi rally in Nagpur and said global interdependence should not become a compulsion and there is no substitute for 'swavalamban' (self-reliance).
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National Herald case: Shivakumar to seek time next week to appear before Delhi police
New Delhi/Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said he will ask for time from Delhi police to appear before them next week, to provide required information as part of the probe into the National Herald case.
He said he will seek time after the ongoing winter session of Karnataka legislature ends on December 19. He will also ask the Delhi police to provide him the FIR copy.
Shivakumar, who is in the national capital, had earlier said that he will appear before the Delhi police on Monday. But, he postponed the plan in order to rush back to Karnataka to participate in the last rites of veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, scheduled later in the day in Davangere.
"I had to go (to appear before the Delhi police), but I have to go back urgently. I'm asking them for time, stating that I will come next week," Shivakumar told reporters in New Delhi.
"They (Delhi police) have not attached the FIR copy while issuing notice to me. I need FIR copy, because we had already given all the required replies to the ED. I don't know what the FIR says, I only read in papers. They have given notice, I will ask for a FIR copy. I will come next week after the Assembly session."
The Delhi Police had issued a notice to Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress chief, seeking financial and transactional details as part of its probe into the National Herald case.
The notice issued by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) states that Shivakumar is "supposed to be having vital information" pertaining to the National Herald case registered on October 3 this year, against top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
In the notice dated November 29, the EOW had asked Shivakumar to appear before it or provide the requested information by December 19 latest.
Investigators have sought details about his personal background, his association with the Congress party, and a complete break up of funds allegedly transferred by him or associated entities to Young Indian.
To a question on meeting AICC General Secretaries K C Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala, amid the ongoing power tussle between him and CM Siddaramaiah over the Chief Minister post, Shivakumar said when he comes to Delhi, he usually meets every one.
"Whether it is Surjewala or Kharge (AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge) or Venugopal, I will meet everyone. During lunch yesterday I met Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. I have met everyone. What's wrong?" he asked.
Shivakumar was in Delhi to take part in Congress' "Vote Chori" rally on Sunday, and had also participated in the lunch organised by the party for its leaders.
Responding to a question, whether any meeting is planned with leaders today, the Deputy CM said, he and Kharge will be travelling together to Karnataka, to pay last respects to Shamanuru Shivashankarappa.
Asked if he will seek time for a separate meeting with Congress leadership including Rahul Gandhi, during the next visit to Delhi, Sivakumar said, "such things will be there between us in the party.... you don't worry."
