AGARTALA, Dec 17 (TIWN): Tripura has witnessed a gathering of around 40,000 people in a rally conducted at Agartala Astabol Stadium today with the arrival of Mohan Bhagwat, the current Chief of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India. At first massive rallies with slogans of Jai Sri Ram conducted across Agartala. Uncountable gathering from other subdivisions was also seen with slogans of RSS. The programme amidst a gathering of 40,000 people at Astabol began with Sansrit Slokas and then they performed some RSS trained rituals.

The gathering was unexpected in Communist ruled Tripura, where the ruling party have been coming in power using the Secularism sentiment always. The mass gathering is going to give the Melarmath  based party office a tough battle in the upcoming election.

The RSS Chief Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat has arrived in Tripura in a 3 day long visit. The RSS Chief has also been meeting common people across the state, also as a part of BJP's propaganda in left ruled Tripura.

Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat is the current Chief of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India. He was chosen as the successor to K. S. Sudarshan in March 2009.