Kolkata: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that attempting to understand the organisation through comparisons or political lenses often leads to misunderstandings.

While addressing the RSS 100 Vyakhyan Mala programme in Kolkata, Bhagwat said that viewing RSS merely as another service organisation would be incorrect. "If you want to understand the 'Sangh', making comparisons will lead to misunderstandings. If you consider the 'sangh' to be just another service organisation, you'll be mistaken," he said. Bhagwat also cautioned against linking the RSS solely with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "Many people have a tendency to understand the 'sangh' through the lens of the BJP, which is a huge mistake," Bhagwat said.

The programme was attended by senior citizens, retired government officials, academicians, doctors, advocates, eminent businesspersons, artists, poets, writers, sportspersons, members of various social and religious non-governmental organisations, select media representatives, and other socially prominent citizens of Siliguri.