“The long essay in praise of Bhagwat ji is nothing but Modi’s insurance policy — a message to Nagpur: “Don’t apply 75 to me in 2025,” says Congress; PM Modi has praised Bhagwat on many occasions but this seems to be the first time he has penned an article on his birthday.
The Congress on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his article on Mohan Bhagwat, describing it as “over-the-top tribute” to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief on his 75th birthday as a “desperate bid to curry favour”.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also took another swipe saying that the PM who “claimed to be non-biological, makes his pravachans appear as if they are God-se”.
“The Prime Minister, in his desperate bid to curry favour with the RSS leadership, has written an over-the-top tribute to Mohan Bhagwat on his 75th birthday today. The PM has recalled that it was on Sept 11, 1893, that Swami Vivekananda gave his immortal speech in Chicago. The PM has also recalled that the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks in the US took place on Sept 11, 2001.
“But not surprisingly, the PM has not mentioned that Mahatma Gandhi first gave the call for satyagraha on Sept 11, 1906, in Johannesburg. That was when the world first heard of this revolutionary idea. Of course it is too much to expect the PM to remember the origin of satyagraha since the very word satya is alien to him. The PM, who himself claimed to be non-biological, makes his pravachans appear as if they are God-se,” Ramesh wrote on X.
The grand old party also took a swipe at PM Modi and Bhagwat for “bending” the “retirement at the age of 75” rule with Congress MP Manickam Tagore saying that the “famous 75-year retirement rule is not a principle, just a tool.
“Advani ji at 75: “Rule is rule, step aside.
“Murali Manohar Joshi ji at 75: “Rule is rule, retire gracefully.”
“Mohan Bhagwat ji at 75: Modi writes poetry on “Wisdom & Trust.”
“So the famous 75-year retirement rule is not a principle, just a tool. Apply it to Advani ji & Joshi ji. Bend it for Bhagwat ji. Ignore it for Modi himself. This is not respect, this is sycophancy.
A long essay in praise of Bhagwat ji is nothing but Modi’s insurance policy — a message to Nagpur: “Don’t apply 75 to me in 2025.”
“The hypocrisy is breathtaking. For BJP founders → retirement. For Nagpur boss → celebration. For Modi → exemption. Principles are meant for all. But in Modi’s politics, principles are disposable. Convenience first, conscience never,” he wrote
In an elaborate and glowing piece that appeared in several newspapers on Thursday (September 11, 2025) on Bhagwat’s 75th birthday, Modi called him a living example of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ who has dedicated his entire life to societal transformation and strengthening the spirit of harmony and fraternity.
“…Mohan ji is a living example of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, showing that when we rise above boundaries and consider everyone as our own, it strengthens trust, brotherhood and equality in society. I once again wish Mohan ji a long and healthy life in the service of Maa Bharti,” PM Modi said
PM Modi has praised Bhagwat on many occasions but this seems to be the first time he has penned an article on his birthday.
