New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that if there is a Hindu then he will be a patriot and this is his basic character and nature. Bhagwat quoted this comment of Mahatma Gandhi in which he said that his (Gandhi's) patriotism originated from his religion.

Mohan Bhagwat said this while launching the book 'Making of a Hindu Patriot, Background of Gandhiji Hind Swaraj' written by JK Bajaj and MD Srinivas. The RSS chief said that the release of the book's name and mine could lead to speculation that it was an attempt to define Gandhiji on his own. He further said that no one can define great men according to their own.

He said that this book is based on extensive research and those who differ from it can also write and research. Mohan Bhagwat said that Gandhiji had said that my patriotism originates from my religion. I will understand my religion and be a good patriot and ask people to do the same. Gandhiji said that to understand Swaraj one has to understand self-religion. Talking about self-religion and patriotism, the Sangh chief said that if he is a Hindu, he has to be a patriot because it is at its core. It may be the soy that needs to be awakened, but no Hindu can be anti-India.

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