All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks concerning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its role in India's independence movement. Owaisi has called Modi's praise of the RSS in his Independence Day address a "great insult" to India's freedom struggle.

Owaisi argued that the RSS never participated in the freedom struggle against British rule. He stated that the RSS "hated the freedom fighters more than the British" and remained in the "shadows" of the Britishers. He further accused the RSS of consistently opposing "inclusive nationalism," which served as the foundation upon which freedom fighters fought for the country's independence.

Owaisi highlighted that the Hindutva ideology of the RSS is against the Constitution of India. He said it was "wrong" for the Prime Minister to praise an organization that spreads "hatred" in the country. Owaisi charged that the RSS oath is rooted in one community's culture and rejects the plural spirit of India's Constitution.

In his criticism, Owaisi referenced historical events, recalling Syama Prasad Mookerjee's alliance with Fazlul Huq during the Pakistan resolution era, seeking to expose contradictions in Modi's narrative. He questioned Modi's decision to praise the RSS from the Red Fort as the Prime Minister. Owaisi has urged people to learn "real history" and honor the "real heroes" of India's independence.

Owaisi's remarks have ignited a broader debate about the RSS's historical role and its compatibility with India's constitutional values. His comments have raised questions about diversity and whether nationalism is being narrowed into a single ideology.