A cultural concept, not political: BJP, RSS

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The ruling BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday played down the remarks of Ram Madhav on Akhand Bharat - described as an integration of Pakistan and Bangladesh with India through popular goodwill - which triggered a controversy in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s visit to Pakistan.

New Delhi: The ruling BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday played down the remarks of Ram Madhav on Akhand Bharat - described as an integration of Pakistan and Bangladesh with India through popular goodwill - which triggered a controversy in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan.

Stating that the remarks of Madhav, a veteran RSS man and the BJP general secretary, were his own point of view, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha said Akhand Bharat is a cultural and not a political concept. "It is neither a programme nor an utopia, but an ideal," he said.

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