‘Just eating, increasing population is the nature of animals’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwant sparks controversy

In the midst of the population increase debate in the country, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has made a controversial statement. During a recent speech, Bhagwat said that eating and increasing the population is the “nature of animals” not humans.

This comes just after a recent United Nations (UN) report said that the population of India is set to surpass that of China in the next few years, a fact that can cause massive strain on the economy and development of the country.

While attending the convocation of the Shri Sathya Sai University of Human Excellence in Karnataka, Mohan Bhagwat made a big statement on population growth. The RSS chief said, “Sirf khana aur abaadi badhana to janwar bhi karte hai (just eating and increasing population is the nature of animals)”.

During his speech, the RSS chief further said, "Survival should not be the goal of life. Animals only eat and increase population, but only the mighty will survive and this is the law of the jungle." Apart from the population debate, Bhagwant spoke on many issues.

"Being alive should not be the aim of man. Human beings should have many duties, which should be performed from time to time," Mohan Bhagwat said. 

While explaining how spirituality is much greater than science, he said that excellence can be achieved through spirituality because science has not yet given an explanation for the source of creation.

"Science has tried everything from its fragmented point of view and has also said that everything is interconnected. However, it is yet to discover the connecting factor in the universe," the RSS chief said.

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