His views on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were so unlike the position of the Congress Party that he was considered a communalist. Patel had said: I invite the R.S.S. to join the Congress and not to weaken the administration by creating unrest in the country. I realize that they [the R.S.S.] are not actuated by selfish motives but the situation warrants that they should strengthen the hands of the government and assist in maintaining peace… In the Congress those who are in power feel that by virtue of authority they will be able to crush the R.S.S. By danda (the stick) you cannot
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