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Pappaji. His life was the Sangh incarnate. He did not even look
like an individual, nor did he show his aura of personality. No
outwardly show, nor any means, yet the wonderful speech. He
talked everything, but his words and letters lacked any
ornamentation; rather we can say that his speech showed no
signs of language. We can think of the matter, the essence, but
not the talk. When you are in his company, you feel his wordless
speech, his personality-less existence, with a touch of traits, with
a touch of firm resolve, with a touch of unshakable optimism
and belief, with a touch of affection not rooted in any material
choice. When you come in his proximity, you cannot but
experience his fragrant presence coming out of calamities and
thorns, his freshness existing despite the ripe age of ninety years.
He was being invited to lead a prestigious life as a doctor, yet
he passed his youth in jail for the sake of ideals and principles,
and yet emerged as a conqueror despite his trail body but
determined heart, and you cannot miss all these features of him
when you come into his contact.

Smt. Indira Gandhi, in order to save her post of Prime
Minister, imposed artificial lawlessness (emergency) on the
country. Democracy was coerced, a life-threatening attack was
launched on press freedom. The entire country was turned into
a prison. It was as good as a crime to talk of democracy. All
leaders had been put behind the bars. The people were forced
to live a life in the dark. The black law of MISA was terrifying
crores of people of the country. In such a time, Pappaji started
his struggle for the re-establishment of democracy. He went to
jail during this time of lawlessness (emergency). Looking at his
age, prestige and health, all his comrades entreated him to go
back home on parole, but his firm mind was not ready to
approve of that suggestion. He always said: “I shall not try to
go out of the jail without having attained my goal. I cannot take
an immoral step, that is to leave alone my comrades who are
struggling for democracy.” And he remained in prison until
victory was his, he fought for this on moral grounds.

In the capacity of the first Sanghchalak of the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh, he did everything that was possible to