Alleged RSS-Affiliated ‘Ramayana Diplomacy’ Seminar Sparks Row at Tamil Nadu’s MSU
Subas Chandra Bose | 12 January 2026 | South First
A planned two-day seminar on the supposed diplomatic teachings found in the epic Ramayana at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, has triggered opposition from students. They have accused the event of being an RSS programme, planned by two professors in the university who are closely associated with the Sangh and its student body, the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The event, titled Ramayana diplomacy: Enhancing soft power of India, scheduled to be held on 5 and 6 February 2026, first came to light when a brochure for it began doing the rounds recently. A copy of the brochure seen by South First states that it is being jointly organised by the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, an autonomous institution functioning under the Union Ministry of Culture, and MSU.