Why IPS Officer Vishwas Nangare Patil’s RSS Speech Has Triggered A Political Row

The 45-second video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows the 1997-batch IPS officer addressing the event organised to mark the RSS’s centenary year. In the clip, Patil describes Hedgewar as a “farsighted nationalist” and says the organisation, founded in Nagpur in 1925, has played an important role in the country’s history. The event was organised by the Sakal Hindu Samaj, a right-wing outfit that, according to The Indian Express, faces multiple FIRs across Maharashtra over alleged hate speech.