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**EDS: IMAGE VIA @RSSorg ON SATURDAY, AUG 31, 2024** Palakkad: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, right, during the All India Coordination Meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in Palakkad, Kerala. The meeting will continue till September 2. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_31_2024_000034A) (PTI)
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