RSS chief to hoist tricolour on R-Day in Kerala again

New Delhi: Undeterred by an ugly spat over the unfurling of the national flag in Kerala on August 15, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is all set to hoist the tricolour again in the left-ruled state on Republic Day morning in a school on the outskirts of Palakkad, RSS members said.

Bhagwat will be in the state to attend a three-day RSS camp, to be held in the school from January, 26.

While Sangh functionaries claimed that the RSS chief always hoists the national flag on Independence Day and Republic Day wherever he is on these days.

Sangh members further added that the school where the event is being organised is under the administration of the outfit's Bharatheeya Vidya Nikethan and as it is a Sangh-run school, there is no need to take permission from the local administration.

Bhagwat had unfurled the national flag at a government-aided school in Palakkad district on 15 August last year, flouting an order of the district administration. The state government has ordered action against the school authorities.

RSS has a considerable presence in Kerala, where the BJP is seeking to make inroads. Last year, BJP chief Amit Shah had flagged off his 'Janraksha Yatra' in Kerala to protest against alleged violence against its workers in the state.