Fact Check: RSS's Role in India's Freedom Struggle and Post-Independence Actions

RSS Ban and Gandhi's Assassination The claim that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel banned the RSS on February 4, 1948, is accurate [2][3][4]. This ban followed Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, and the government linked the RSS and Hindu Mahasabha's activities to the atmosphere that led to the killing [4].

Following the assassination, the RSS was banned, and its leader M.S. Golwalkar and many RSS workers were imprisoned [10].

RSS Involvement in Freedom Struggle The assertion that RSS leaders were not jailed during the freedom struggle is contradicted by evidence of Dr. Hedgewar and other RSS functionaries being imprisoned by the British for participating in satyagrahas [8].

However, there are differing perspectives on the RSS's overall role and stance during the freedom struggle, with some sources suggesting opposition to the united freedom movement [1][5][6]. Unsubstantiated Claims Several claims made by the influencer, such as the RSS not hoisting the Indian flag for 52 years and the Jan Sangh president writing to the British governor against the Quit India Movement, are not supported by the provided web context.

The specifics of the ban's duration, the exact jail time for RSS members in relation to Gandhi's assassination, and the conditions for the ban's lifting are also not definitively established by the given sources. [1][2][3]