RSS distances itself from 'Panchajanya' article targeting Infosys

Panchajanya is not a mouthpiece of the RSS and the said article or opinions expressed in it should not be linked with the Sangh, said Ambekar

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday distanced itself from an article published in Panchajanya, a journal championing Hindu cause, that attacked Infosys over glitches in the income tax portal. The clarification by Sunil Ambekar, All India Prachaar Pramukh (communications chief) of the RSS, activists said, may have come after “somebody in the government” flagged the matter.

In its September 5 edition, Panchjanya had a four-page cover story on Infosys -- Saakh Aur Aghaat (Reputation and Damage), with its founder Narayana Murthy''s picture on the cover page. The article in the publication -- which supports the cause taken up by the