Cuttack: RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) on October 19 took a dig at the beatification of Mother Teresa at the Vatican saying, "she was being honoured for creating 10,000 padris (priests) in Mizoram".

"Sainthood to a Mahatma in Hindu society comes from the people unlike the current one in the Vatican where the arrangements were made by the church to honour a person with sainthood six years after her death," Adish Kumar, Assistant General Secretary of the RSS, said at a public meeting in Cuttack.

"The beatification was nothing but recognition to her for creating at least 10,000 padris in Mizoram," he alleged.

RSS chief K S Sudarshan, national secretary Mohan Bhagwat, joint secretary Bhaiyaji Joshi and VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) general secretary Praveen Togadia were present at the meeting attended by a large crowd braving rains.

The meeting was organised to mark the All India executive meeting of the RSS, which was being held in Cuttack since October 16.

PTI