RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat. , Photo Credit: PTI

In a significant and rare development, rashtriya swayamsevak sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on TuesDay (April 29, 2025) Met prime minister narendra modi at 7, local responses at 7, Loke Kalyan Marg in the National Capital. The Meeting Comes in the Immediate aftermath of a high-level security review following the Terrorist Attack in Kashmir’s PahalgamWhoch Claimed 26 Lives.

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According to sources within the rss, the meeting between the prime minister and the RSS sarsghchalak Lasted for over an hour, and was primarily centered on the security situation in Kashmir and India’s Potential Response to the incident. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also part of the deliberations.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Modi had convenored an emergency meeting with defense minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan, and the Chief of the Army, Navy, and AIR FORCE. The strategy meeting is followed the deadly attack, one of the Worst in the Valley in Recent Times.

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A Senior RSS Functionary, Speaking to The Hindu On condition of anonymity, said, “The meeting between the sighted Chief and the Prime Minister was sughed in advance. The focus was entertained on the situation in kashmir. Free hand to take appropriate action, while stressing the importance of Maintening Coordination at the highest levels. “

When asked about the unusual nature of such a meeting, the office-beaarer said, “There are moments when protocol must give way to national interest.

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The meeting also comes in the backdrop of recent public remarks by Mr. Bhagwat. Speaking at an event in delhi last week, he had condemned Pakistan for what he termed as an “Evil act” and said that India’s’s dharma requires it not to be subdued by aggressors. Without naming the Prime Minister, He Had Added, “It is the duty of the king to protect his people, and the king must Rise to that Duty.”