Post on ex-RSS chief: FIR against Digvijaya

Bhopal l Indore: The Indore police have registered a case against Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh for allegedly sharing a controversial post on former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief MS Golwalkar on social media, an official said on Sunday.

Golwalkar was the longest serving RSS chief and was at the helm of the organisation from 1940-73. Digvijaya Singh on Saturday tweeted a picture of a page carrying several controversial comments quoted to the former RSS head, known as 'Guruji' among his admirers.

Golwalkar was quoted as saying he would rather live under the British rule than have equal rights given to Dalits, backwards and Muslims. Some other controversial comments were also attributed to him.

Following the post, senior RSS functionary and its publicity department head Sunil Ambekar accused the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister of posting a "photoshopped" image.

It is baseless and is meant to cause social disharmony, he said, adding that 'Guruji' never made such remarks. Based on a complaint filed by lawyer and RSS worker Rajesh Joshi, an FIR was registered in Indore on Saturday night.

Talking to reporters on Sunday, Indore Police Commissioner Makarand Deuskar said, "We received a complaint claiming that Singh in the post attributed some remarks to Golwalkar which the latter never made.

Based on this complaint, the case has been registered against Singh." (PTI)