Bengaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sah-Sarakaryavah (Joint General Secretary), Dattatreya Hosabale, was on Saturday elected as Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) of the organisation, replacing Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi who held the position for 12 years.
Joshi is the current Sarkaryavah of the RSS and this is fourth term in office, with each term having three years.
Hosabale has been Sah-Sarakaryavah since 2009.
The decision was taken at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s highest decision-making body Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) in Bengaluru. The ABPS’s meeting is being held on March 19 and 20 to review the functioning of the Sangh, discuss expanding its work in the country and to elect its Sarkaryavah (general secretary).
The Sarkaryavah of the RSS is the second in command after Sarsanghchalak (chief) and manages day-to-day affairs of the organisation.
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