But it is one thing to be a secret sympathiser and quite another to make it legitimate to identify with the RSS, to become a formal member of the organisation and be sworn to further its goals and aims. Civil servants are paid to function impartially and must recognise no higher authority than the law of the land. They are bound by government rules, not Hedgewar's rules. The distinction between a civil servant and an RSS activist or Anand Margi is important and must be maintained. When a policeman puts on khaki shorts and drills with the RSS, he is no longer a policeman.
Ideologies corrupt the civil services.
All the people cry out for is efficient, responsive service, not saffron or red or green biases. Gujarat's decision is bad and should be reversed immediately.