Peoples Telangana

Fact‑check  –  RSS loyalists say the pre‑2002 Flag Code barred private organisations from flying the Indian flag. What the law actually said Year Relevant rule Before 2002  (Flag Code of India 1950, as interpreted by courts) The code permitted private individuals and organisations to hoist the national flag  only on three nationally‑celebrated days  – 26 January (Republic Day), 15 August (Independence Day) and 2 October (Gandhi Jayanti). Outside those dates the flag could not be displayed on private premises. 2002  (Flag Code of India 2002) The code was rewritten and  removed the restriction , allowing private bodies to fly the flag on any day, subject to prescribed etiquette. Sources Alt News notes that the pre‑2002 code  “placed no restrictions on private citizens to hoist the national flag on at least three days of the year”  and that the RSS chose not to hoist the flag despite being allowed to do so on those days. The Organiser article ex...

Accurate Claims : Hedgewar was jailed in 1921 for Non-Cooperation Movement activities as a Congress worker. The RSS was founded in 1925 to strengthen Hindu society, not to fight colonialism directly. The RSS was not banned by the British but was banned three times by Indian governments (1948, 1975, 1992). The RSS did not officially participate in the Quit India Movement, and Congress leaders were the primary drivers of the freedom struggle. Partially Accurate/Speculative Claims : The claim that RSS swayamsevaks helped maintain “order” during Quit India is plausible but lacks direct primary evidence. The article’s assertion about Modi’s specific 2025 claims is unverifiable without a direct source. Subjective Claims : Calling the RSS’s silence during Quit India “complicit” and its mission “sectarian” reflects a critical perspective but is supported by historical evidence of its priorities. However, RSS supporters offer a counter-narrative of cultural nationalism. Unverified : Modi’s exac...