CJI's mother will be the chief guest at the RSS event, and his brother states that the invite and ideology are 'separate'

MUMBAI: A debate has sparked regarding the attendance of Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai's mother at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on October 5, which commemorates both Vijayadashami and the centenary of the organization. It was reported that the RSS had extended an invitation to Dr. Kamaltai Gavai, spouse of the late RS Gavai (a former governor), to be the chief guest at the event. The event will take place at Srimati Narsamma Mahavidyalaya Maidan, located in the Kiran Nagar area of Amravati.The centenary celebrations will feature over one lakh Hindu Sammelans and thousands of symposiums nationwide, starting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s annual Vijayadashami address at the organisation’s Nagpur headquarters on October 2. The printed and circulated invitation card featured the name of Kamaltai Gavai. Following backlash from Dalit, progressive, and secular groups, it was clarified that the name had been added without the Chief Justice's consent. A letter that circulated on social media also mentioned that Kamaltai was an Ambedkarite and would not participate in the RSS programme.

When her other son, Rajendra Gavai, released a video stating that his mother would be at the event on October 5, it intensified the controversy. He stated that the Gavai family maintained relationships across various parties and ideologies, but this did not imply that they adhered to those beliefs.Rajendra noted that his mother had accepted the invitation to the Amravati event, which he pointed out was distinct from the main RSS function in Nagpur on October 2. “Moreover, personal relationships and political relationships are not the same. This does not imply participating in an RSS event while disregarding our Ambedkarite ideology. This is untrue. He stated, "We have a strong belief in our ideology."