Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde visited the memorial of RSS founder Dr K B Hedgewar in Nagpur on Thursday morning and paid tributes to him.
CM Devendra Fadnavis Visit Smruti Mandir
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They also paid respects at the memorial of MS Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). State assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar, council's deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe and various other legislators of the ruling BJP and Shinde-led Shiv Sena also paid homage at the memorials of Dr Hedgewar and Golwalkar.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde Visit Smruti Mandir
They also met with the Sangh office-bearers who gave them a brief introduction of the RSS. The winter session of the state legislature is currently underway in Nagpur.
"This is a very holy land. After coming here, everyone gets energy and inspiration...Next year Sangh Parivar will be completing 100 years, this is a very big thing...Whoever wants to do social work with an unbiased spirit, must come here," said Eknath Shinde.