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While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed it as the world's largest non-governmental organization (NGO), a lesser-known fact is that the RSS is not a registered entity. Despite controlling a significant portfolio of properties, its name does not appear on the official paperwork for those assets. This unique structure...

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