# RSS chief says Gen Z protests genuine, urges dialogue

2026-08-09T21:56:32+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told a youth event in Mumbai that Gen Z protesters are not anti-national and their grievances over education and jobs are genuine. He called for dialogue rather than dismissal, in remarks that acknowledged shortcomings in the NDA government's handling of the Jantar Mantar protests. The Centre was forced to accept the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the July 20 police crackdown. Bhagwat's intervention, which also cautioned against branding protesters as anti-national, is seen as an attempt by the RSS to recalibrate its outreach to a generation that has grown up under BJP rule and now demands concrete action on unemployment and education quality.

## Coverage

- telanganatoday.com <https://telanganatoday.com/editorial-rss-outreach-to-youth>
- deccanherald.com <https://www.deccanherald.com/india/the-gen-z-test-rss-faces-a-new-generation-and-a-new-challenge-4105216>

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