At age 8, he became part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., a right-wing Hindu group that would play a huge role in his life. The R.S.S. is widely seen as a service organization. But its members are the foot soldiers of the Hindu nationalist movement, and some of its critics have accused it of being fascist - in the 1930s the group's members were inspired by Mussolini's Italy.
Lapho eneminyaka eng-8, waba yingxenye yeRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-R.S.S., iqembu lamaHindu eliwuphiko olungakwesokudla olwaluzoba nendima enkulu ekuphileni kwakhe. I-R.S.S. ibhekwa kabanzi njengenhlangano yesevisi. Kodwa amalungu ayo angamasosha ahamba ngezinyawo ombutho kazwelonke wamaHindu, futhi abanye babagxeki bayo babasola ngokuba ama-fascist – ngawo 1930 amalungu aleli qembu ayekhuthazwa yi-Italy kaMussolini.