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Congress MP and Chairman of the party's Media and Publicity department, Pawan Khera, on Monday called for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to be thoroughly investigated after a purported suicide note by a 26-year-old engineer alleged decades of sexual abuse by members of the organisation.
"A 26-year-old engineer Anandu Aji took his own life, and Anandu was forced into this act. Anandu's story is a 'tragedy.' An Instagram post by Anandu Aji has also come to light, in which he expressed his pain. This last post by Anandu is his final cry. I believe it is very important to make society hear Anandu's final cry. If we do not do this, it will be considered a sin", Khera alleged during a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in New Delhi. While condoling the death of the youth, identified as Anandu Aji, Khera repeated the claims that abuse of multiple other children is happening at the 'shakhas' of the organisation. "A father of a 4-year-old child started sending him to an RSS branch, trusting that he would learn something good. But inside the RSS branch, the innocent 4-year-old child is being sexually abused; he is being raped. Nothing can be more heartbreaking than this. He has written one name, but he is saying that there were many others like this where sexual abuse happens at their OTC camps. This is not just about Anandu Aji. According to Anandu, sexual abuse of many children is happening in RSS training camps", the Congress leader alleged. Hitting out at the organisation, the Congress leader said that while the RSS is a "self-appointed contractor for reforming society" but doesn't get itself registered or keeps a membership register too. "RSS positions itself as a self-appointed contractor for reforming society. RSS doesn't even get itself registered RSS doesn't even have a membership register. In such a situation, when examples like Anandu come to light, it becomes clear that behind the curtain is a rotten organisation named RSS", he said. The Congress MP further claimed that while the purported suicide note of Anandu mentioned RSS members and the organisation at large, there was no mention of RSS in the First Information Report (FIR). Earlier, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also called for a thorough investigation into "allegations of sexual abuse" against the RSS. In a post on X, the Congress MP, citing his reported suicide message, claimed that the victim was abused by multiple members of the RSS and said that the leadership of the RSS must take immediate action on these allegations. The Kerala Police on October 10 registered an FIR under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Nyay Sanhita (BNSS) in connection with the incident. Anandu Aji was found dead in his room in Sagaram Tourist Home in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvananthapuram district a few days ago. Further investigation into the incident is ongoing. (ANI)
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