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It is foolish of Siddaramaiah to compare RSS with PFI, says Chief Minister

It is very strange that some Congress leaders are demanding a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS). It is unreasonable to do so. In fact, it is foolish of leaders like Siddaramaiah to compare it with Popular Front of India (PFI) and other such organisations.

While the RSS is a nationalist organisation that is involved in nation building, the now-banned Popular Front of India was an unlawful organisation that was engaged in anti-national activities, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said at Almatti in Vijayapura district on Friday.

“The now-banned PFI was an unlawful organisation that was engaged in anti-national activities and earlier, even some Congress leaders had themselves sought a ban on it ”Basavaraj Bommai,Chief Minister

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