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RANCHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday distanced itself from the controversial statements made by several prominent BJP ministers in the past few months, but at the same time raised concerns about the growing resentment against Hindus.

Sangh sarkaryavah Suresh (Bhaiyyaji) Joshi, who is in Ranchi for the organization's half-yearly meeting, said individual functionaries are responsible for what they say in public. "Responsible people should know what they speak," he said. "Also, they must honour Hindu values while speaking (in public)."

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However, Joshi saw a whiff of conspiracy in the growing trend of blaming Hindus for intolerance. "The RSS has been functioning as a Hindu organization for 90 years now, and we have been taking every section of society along with us," he said. "It is a matter of concern if the Hindu society is blamed for disrupting peace and harmony. It's a conspiracy by some fringe elements. We probed deeper into the recent incidents and are convinced that those were planned to demean Hindus, the most tolerant community."

Answering a question on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Joshi said RSS has always supported the construction of temples, but since the matter is under the supervision of the apex court, even the government is unable to do anything. "We are looking for measures and will be successful," he said.

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The Sangh Parivar added water management to its list of resolutions and congratulated the central government for its Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. "Apart from the resolution to control demographic imbalance, the Sangh has identified water, environment and cleanliness as important issues," said Joshi at the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM). Senior RSS members resolved to join hands with the government and carry out awareness programmes across the country.

Joshi expressed confidence that the governments at the Centre and in states would act towards achieving the goals identified at the ABKM. "We have identified the issues and have communicated them to people concerned in the corridors of power," he said. "It is now their responsibility to make policies, legislate and act on them."