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"Absolutely! Independence is political and sometimes sentimental, but the Republic is in its values. It is because we have not seriously instilled the Republic and these republican values ​​in the collective consciousness that it is very difficult for us to build a modern nation. It is for this reason that I sent a request to the President of the Republic and to the other Heads of the institutions of the Republic so that this Republic Day be included in the agenda of national festivities to be honored annually"
"t's an unproductive political war of politics. I recognize that the PSD is rising from its ashes after a very long period of hardship, but we have also noted that in this long period of desert crossing, the population needs more than ever historical anchor points to revive in it a new hope and national pride. We had forgotten that the Republic is synonymous with the values ​​to be respected for a national coexistence transforming our ethnic, cultural and historical differences into common riches of a single nation state despite the vicissitudes of history. The Republic is the structure for this harmonious coexistence that brings us together after the old structures of royalty and colonization which are now nothing more than turned pages of this national history"
"This can be interpreted as a political approach because it is a party leader who is waging this battle, but in reality, we must above all consider the historical, cultural, and educational aspects of this approach, which we consider to be a patriotic act. Marking this Republic Day annually on a national scale is to provide a permanent reference point for this Nation, which has been completely disoriented following a series of human errors over decades. By wanting to wipe out President Tsiranana's First Republic at all costs, we are deliberately erasing the date of October 14, 1958, from the collective memory. Since then, we have been in a dangerous illogical situation because by constantly talking about independence and national sovereignty without recalling that there is the Republic with all its values, we are administering a Nation that is missing one of its main historical roots, and this is very bad because we are currently experiencing the consequences."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.