Bhagwat advocates ‘Akhand Bharat’

HYDERABAD: Advocating the need for ' Akhand Bharat' (undivided India), RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said countries such as Pakistan which broke away from India are now in distress. Speaking at a book launch here, Bhagwat said ' Akhand Bharat' is possible through "Hindu Dharm" but not by force.

"There is a need to make glorious Akhand Bharat for the welfare of the universe.That's why there is a need to awaken patriotism for the countr y," Bhagwat said.

More than the present India, the separated parts of erstwhile India, which shed their relevance with the countr y, have more necessity for the reunification to come out of their "miseries", he further said. Stressing that the concept of 'Akhand Bharat' is possible, Bhagwat said some people had expressed serious doubts before the partition of the countr y in 1947 whether Pakistan would be formed, but it happened. India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, when asked before partition of the countr y in 1947, had said the possibility of formation of Pakistan was "dream of fools" though it happened.