Push Hindutva, we will support you in Bihar: RSS to Uma

The Parivar would, in return, rally around the party with strong cadre support, they said.

The RSS-Uma meeting assumes significance, considering the ongoing tussle between the RSS and BJP president L K Advani over the latter’s ‘‘ideological deviations’’, and Fernandes’ ‘‘unsolicited’’ advice to the RSS to confine itself to socio-cultural activities.

Bharati was quick to object to Fernandes’ statement yesterday, reiterating the party’s faith in the RSS’ political agenda: Ram temple, abrogation of Article 370 and common civil code.

Sources said Uma was closetted with Sudershan and Bhagwat for three hours today. She was told to make it clear to NDA partners that the BJP would follow its ideological agenda till the need was felt for a common programme if the alliance won Bihar, they added.

This, they said, would also ensure that others from the NDA don’t take ‘‘Fernandes-like liberties’’ with the RSS.

Uma was also asked to lobby hard for the Hindutva agenda at the forthcoming Chennai National Executive of the BJP, sources added. The RSS is believed to have decided to support Bharati and Sushma Swaraj for re-establishing Hindutva agenda in the party. This was evident recently in the two women leaders becoming vocal over the Fernandes statement.

Uma, however, refused to speak to the mediapersons waiting for her outside the Sangh building in the city’s Mahal area.

‘‘I will not make any political statements here. We haven’t discussed politics. I had come to invite Sudarshanji for a wedding ceremony in (my) family. I keep coming to Nagpur whenever I find time and make it a point to meet Sudarshanji,’’ she said.