RSS chief in UK for ‘MahaShibir’

LONDON: A large number of tents have sprung up on the outskirts of London for a three-day event from Friday to celebrate 50 years of the British version of RSS,

LONDON: A large number of tents have sprung up on the outskirts of London for a three-day event from Friday to celebrate 50 years of the British version of RSS, whose chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived here on Wednesday.

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The event, called ‘Sanskriti: MahaShibir 2016’, marks 50 years since the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) was established in 1966. Registered as a charity with the regulator, Charity Commission, it is headed by Dhiraj D Shah, based in Birmingham.

Bhagwat, who arrived with senior RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale, will live in a tent at the sprawling Hertfordshire County Show ground near Luton, and address a gathering of HSS members on Sunday. He will then move to London for several engagements during his week-long stay here.