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Bhagwat begins Bengal tour before Durgā Pūjā; CM Suvendu Adhikari meets him

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Kolkata for a three-day visit.

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 22:45 ISTBy Dharma & Bharat Bulletin Desk · 2 min read
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Kolkata for a three-day visit. Officials said Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met him at the RSS office in Purba Bardhaman.

RSS sources say the visit is about strengthening the organisation in the state. The content of their talks was not disclosed.

Why it matters

It is the Sangh's first major outreach in Bengal under a BJP government, timed just before Durgā Pūjā.

GK: did you know?

K.B. Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur on Vijayadaśamī in 1925.

Read more at the source

#RSS#Mohan Bhagwat#West Bengal

Filed in the Thursday, 8 October 2026 edition. Source time 22:45 IST. Facts are drawn from the linked reports; claims are attributed to the people who made them.

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