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UNITED KINGDOM, February 26, 2004: A Hindu organization in India has denied allegations that it misused money raised from charities in the UK. The denial follows allegations by a British campaign group that activists loyal to the Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh (RSS) siphoned off relief money. An RSS spokesman described the allegations as false and baseless. The report, released by the Awaaz–South Asia Watch, said big donations from members of the public in Britain ended up in the hands of groups such as the RSS. An RSS spokesman, Ram Madhav, told the BBC that the money raised for disaster relief was spent on reconstructing villages and schools in the earthquake affected areas in the western state of Gujarat and was not siphoned off for any other activity. The RSS (National Volunteers Corps) is India’s largest volunteer organization and runs thousands of social service projects.

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