Source: India Today
Courtesy: Mail Today
Rajat Rai Lucknow, October 16, 2011 | UPDATED 14:43 IST
Angry at Anna Hazare's denial of RSS support to his movement, Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday issued a veiled threat that the Sangh could withdraw its support to the activist, which would cause his movement to fizzle out.
A statement by the RSS chief, read at the outfit's national executive meet in Gorakhpur, said: "Anna's response (on our support to his cause) is beyond our comprehension and has caused immense pain to me. It is tragic that a Gandhian like Anna got influenced by a cheap political conspiracy. His views could prove detrimental to his anti-corruption movement."
In his last interview before going on a 'maun vrat' in Ralegan Siddhi, Hazare said in Seedhi Baat on Aaj Tak that Team Anna had not campaigned against the Congress in Hisar bypoll at the behest of the BJP and the RSS.
Denying that he had ever met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Hazare said: "I have only seen him on TV. I have never met him or spoken to him. These are all fibs. In politics, the parties are ready to do anything... The Congress, the BJP and the RSS are conspiring together to defame me." He also denied thanking BJP president Nitin Gadkari for the party's support and said, "If someone else from my team did, I cannot comment."
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