Mohan Bhagwat meets the Gaekwad Royal Family in Vadodara

Vadodara, 27 June, 2014

VSK report:

RSS Sarasanghachalak Dr Mohan Rao Bhagwat meet the Gaekwad royal family in Vadodara on Friday.

Bhagwat, who is en route to Garudeshwar in Narmada, where he will attend the celebrations of the centenary death year of Maharashtra spiritual leader Vasudevanand Saraswati Maharaj.

Bhagwat, who made a brief stopover for about an hour at the Lukshmi Vilas Palace to meet the royal family of Vadodara – Rajmata Shubhanginidevi Gaekwad and scion Samarjitsinh.

Mohan Bhagwat said he was in the city to “connect with good people”, one of whom was his old friend, Samarjitsinh. Bhagwat said that he thought it was necessary to “renew” ties with friends and decided to make a stop at the palace to meet the royal family.

“I am here because I have been friends with Samarjitsinh for some time. When he comes to Nagpur, he meets me. So today I am in Vadodara and I met him. I have decided to meet my friends here whenever I am in Vadodara. Samarjit is already a part of our circle but I just think it is important to renew ties since we do not speak regularly.” said Bhagwat

When asked about Vyapam scam, Mohan Bhagwat said, “It is a matter that is in the legal jurisdiction and will be decided accordingly. The Sangh has nothing to do with it nor is it in our realm of things.”

Bhagwat, who was accompanied by Sangh workers proceeded in a convoy that included an ambulance from Vadodara to Rajpipla where he will now spend the night at the residence of an RSS leader Ravi Deshmukh. He had arrived in Vadodara by train earlier on Friday morning.