During the inauguration of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, PM Narendra Modi says "Today, we will also take pride in the fact that on this land of Maharashtra, a great Marathi-speaking man sowed the seeds of RSS 100 years ago. Today it is celebrating its centenary year in the form of a banyan tree. I consider myself fortunate that, like millions of others, the RSS has inspired me to live for the nation..."