Balasaheb proceeded to announce what he thought of Ranade’s suggestions, and then overturned them saying he was in favour of a combined curriculum. In a single stroke, Deoras had managed to isolate a senior functionary, although the two men had worked closely for many years. But when viewed from the prism of bringing about structural changes in the RSS, Balasaheb considered pluralism as dangerous and divisive. He wished ‘complete agreement on belief systems within the organisation.’
