RSS chief will make a good President: Sena

MUMBAI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will be a good choice for President to make India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday.

“It is the highest post in the country. Somebody with a clean image should occupy it. We have heard Mohan Bhagwat’s name is being discussed. If India has to be made a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, Bhagwat will be a good choice for President. But the decision will be taken by Uddhavji,” he said.

Asked if he will attend the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the strategy for the presidential polls, Raut parried a direct reply, saying sumptuous food is cooked at Matoshree as well.

“In the last two presidential polls, Balasaheb went against the flow and did what was in the interest of the nation. Even then, presidential candidates had come to Matoshree to discuss the elections,” the Sena leader said.