Report of 2nd Lakshmanrao Bhide Memorial Lecture

He warned that all over the world the one single most destructive threat to human peace and prosperity is the quest of conversion. He reminded that the Pope on his visit to Bharat a few years ago had mentioned that after having conquered Europe and Americas in the First and Second Millennium it was Asia that was to be conquered in the Third Millennium. Swami ji questioned what the Pope meant by Asia? Was it Japan, Korea, Burma, Pakistan, Indonesia or Malaysia, NO the target is Bharat obviously he said. He added that 85 % of all conversion-dollars are being spent in Bharat.

He said there was a need for a Global Security System for the Bharatvamshis. The PIOs are not allowed in the Defence Forces of all the countries that have even a sizeable PIO population. He opined that Bharat has to become strong and powerful and that alone will be a security to the global PIO community. He declared that no group or organization civic or governmental has understood and addressed the problems of the PIOs as best as Sangh.

Ma. Mohanrao Bhagwat, Guest of Honour, later addressed the gathering. He said that the overseas activities of Sangh were not started by some national debate and resolutions but by swayamsevaks who went abroad out of the need they personally felt in organizing the hindu community there.

"Over the last two generations, organizations inspired by Sangh have succeeded in uniting the Hindu society of various countries in different organizational names and kindled in them pride for Hindu culture and given them a sense of proper identity and security" he said.

He recalled the message given by Bhide ji at the First Training Camp held for swayamsevaks of vishwa vibhag in 1990 at Bangalore. "The First phase work was mainly aimed to make overseas Indians know their identity. The Second phase was oriented towards organizing them and making them known as a cultured and potential society. The thrust of the third phase is to have RSS of various countries that will transform the whole society as per the ancient call of vasudhaiva kutumbakam and krunvanto vishwamaryam for the good of all".

He said he agreed with Swami ji's point that the PIO community of the whole world would feel a sense of pride and security ONLY when the Hindus of Bharat will get organized. The only guarantee for a harmonious and peaceful world lies in the message of rishis of Bharat vasundhara parivar hamara.

A resolution on the current crises in Malaysia and Kenya was adopted that appealed to the respective governments to provide security for life and property of PIOs there at all cost.

Shri Sandeep Singh delivered the Vote of Thanks. The programme concluded with the rendering of shanti mantra by Manjari Gokhale.
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