Pranab Mukherjee finally breaks silence on accepting RSS invite to attend event; here's what former President said

Former President Pranab Mukherjee accepted the invitation from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to attend its event at its Nagpur headquarters on June 7 that triggered harsh comments from the opposition party Congress' leaders. Finally, the former President broke his silence on visiting the event and said whatever he has to say, he will say in Nagpur only.

"Whatever I have to say, I will say in Nagpur. I have received several letters, requests and phone calls, but I haven't responded to anyone yet," Mukherjee was quoted as saying by Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika.
Earlier, Senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief wrote a letter to Mr Mukherjee requesting him to 'reconsider and avoid visiting' the RSS event at its headquarters. Congress leader P Chidambaram said that 'now that he has accepted invitation there is no point debating why he accepted it.'

'More important thing to say is, sir you have accepted the invitation, please go there and tell them what is wrong with their ideology,' the former Finance Minister was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Earlier, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram had urged him to take the opportunity to tell the RSS what is wrong with their ideology.

"Now that he has accepted the invitation, there is no point in debating why he accepted it. The more important thing to say is, Sir you have accepted the invitation, please go there and tell them what is wrong with their ideology," the former Union minister had said.

Meanwhile, the RSS hailed the former President's greatness for accepting their invitation to address their workers in Nagpur. "This isn't surprising for those who know and understand the Sangh, because RSS has always invited prominent people of the society in its programmes. This time, we invited Dr Pranab Mukherjee and it's his greatness that he has accepted our invitation," read a statement from the RSS.

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