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Savarkar thesis of Hindutva so inspired Dr. K.B. Hedgewar that before syarring the volunteer organization known as that Rashtriya Swayamsevak  Sangh Dr. Hedgewar  had a long discussion with Savarkar over the faith, form and future of the organization thus from the beginning the RSS philosophy got interwoven with Savarkar Hindutva – which Savarkar regarded as Hindudom rather than Hindudom since he himself was an athest – and became the cornerstone of the BJP’s political philosophy and programme of action.

Excerpted from “Confessions of a secular fundamentalist” by Mani Shankar Aiyar