.. To BJP's critics, the party is just a front organisation of the RSS; and to those without an RSS background, it is a subject of curiosity. What is the common thread that runs through the BJP, the BMS, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the ABVP, Kalyan Ashram, etc?

The moving spirit of the organisation are those who joined the RSS as young boys and were inspired by it to love and serve the country ...

The unique and common feature of the members of the sangh parivar is a transparent devotion to the welfare of the country ...

One unique feature of RSS and sangh parivar organisations is that they do not depend on government patronage like other NGOs. This is their strength. They are beyond influence and control of the government ...

Nothing is further from the truth than to say that the RSS controls the organisations. Leaders of these organisations belong to the RSS. They do consult each other on problems facing the country. It is a very simple.