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Not in race for President, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Putting an end to all speculations, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday denied being in race for the President of…

Not in race for President, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Mohan Bhagwat (PHOTO: Twitter)

Putting an end to all speculations, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday denied being in race for the President of the country.

"I am not in the race for the President," Bhagwat said in Nagpur on the occasion of Gudi Parva.

"There are some rumours in the media about me wanting to become president. That is never going to happen. I am here to work for RSS. I had already closed all doors myself before joining RSS. The rumours spread by the media will always remain rumours. Even if my name crops up, hypothetically, I will never accept it," he added.

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The Shiv Sena had on March 27 proposed Bhagwat's name for the post and had urged the Modi government to consider his name.

In a statement, Sena MP and Saamana Executive Editor Sanjay Raut had said that the National Democratic Alliance – of which Sena is a member – and the BJP in particular should think of the RSS Sarsanghchalak if it wants to fulfill its dream of achieving a 'Hindu Rashtra'.

The presidential election is due in July.

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