People in Pakistan unhappy, believe partition was mistake, says RSS chief

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the people of Pakistan are not happy after more than seven decades of independence and they now believe the partition of India was a mistake.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the people of Pakistan are not happy after more than seven decades of independence and they now believe the partition of India was a mistake.

He also said 'Akhand Bharat' was true but divided Bharat was a "nightmare".

Mr. Bhagwat was speaking on March 31 at a function to mark the birth centenary of revolutionary and freedom fighter Hemu Kalani, which was attended by members of Sindhi community from different parts of the country.

Underlining the need to build a new India, the RSS chief said, "'Akhand Bharat' (a concept of the country with all its ancient parts that are currently in modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet unified) is true but divided Bharat was a nightmare."

"It was Bharat before 1947 (partition). Are those who broke off from Bharat due to their stubbornness still happy? There is pain out there," he said in an apparent reference to Pakistan, adding there was happiness in India.

However, in a reference to the acrimonious relationship that the two nations now have, Mr. Bhagwat underscored the fact that India did not belong to a culture that calls for attacks on others.

"I do not mean to say Bharat should attack Pakistan. Not at all. We don't belong to that culture that calls for attack on others," he said.