Last Updated:November 21, 2025, 23:45 IST Ever since Dhankar resigned in July this year, he has largely stayed away from public events, except for attending the swearing-in of Vice President CP Radhakrishnan. Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar spoke publicly on Friday for the first time since his sudden resignation in July. He was in Bhopal for the launch of a book written by RSS joint general secretary Manmohan Vaidya. Taking the stage, Dhankhar referred to his long absence from public life, saying, “Four months later, on this occasion, on this book, in this city, I should not hesitate to speak.” Speaking about Vaidya’s book, he said it challenges long-standing narratives about the RSS. According to Dhankhar, the book dismantles “long propagated myths portraying RSS as ultra-right and anti-minority”, adding that critics even “link it to the assassination of Gandhi”. “The untenability of all this is now fully exposed,” he said. He also referred to demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act, calling them “irrational protests”. Dhankhar added, “But then, friends, we …