RSS distances itself from KS Sudarshan's anti-Sonia Gandhi remarks

The RSS today distanced itself from the derogatory remarks made by its former chief KS Sudarshan against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said the views were not that of the organisation.

"The RSS has noted with concern reports in a section of the media attributing it to former Sar Sanghchalak K S Sudarshan. However, those are not the opinions of the RSS," the organisation's spokesperson Ram Madhav told PTI.

He said the RSS has never discussed such matters (contents of Sudarshan's remarks) at any time or at any level, nor does it possess any such information.

Sudarshan's reported remarks has triggered sharp reaction from Congress, which has asked its workers to protest over the issue.

Reacting angrily to Sudarshan's controversial remark, AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi that the reaction of the society should be such that no one dare speak in such language in future.

While interacting with the media in Bhopal yesterday, Sudarshan had called Gandhi a CIA agent and accused her of plotting assassinations of her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his mother Indira Gandhi.

The BJP too distanced itself from Sudarshan's statement, saying Gandhi was an elected representative and should be treated with respect.