Mumbai: A day after news emerged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) invited Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai’s mother to an event marking Vijayadashami and the organisation’s centenary, Kamaltai Gavai has reportedly issued a statement declining the invitation.In a handwritten letter, reportedly written by Kamaltai, she says she is a “staunch Ambedkarite” and hence would not attend the event.Several news channels had previously reported that Kamaltai would attend the RSS event. However, in her letter, Kamaltai reportedly dismissed these claims as a “conspiracy” and “completely false” news spread by the RSS.The Wire was not able to independently confirm if the letter was indeed issued by Kamaltai. The Wire tried to call Kamaltai several times but she didn’t respond. The story will be updated as and when she responds.Kamaltai was invited as the chief guest for the event organized by the RSS’s Amravati Mahanagar unit in Maharashtra at the Srimati Narsamma Mahavidyalaya Maidan in Amravati’s Kiran Nagar locality on October 5.Earlier today, Justice Gavai’s younger brother, Rajendra Gavai, a politician and medical doctor, told ANI that his mother had agreed to attend the event.In his interview, Rajendra defended her purported decision, stating that personal relationships should not be confused with political views.“My father [R.S. Gavai] was close to politicians across party lines. He was close to Indiraji [Gandhi] and [Atal Bihari] Vajpayee and attended various events. That nowhere meant he compromised on his political views,” he said.He further added that the event to which his mother Kamaltai was invited is not the “main event” and that the latter is scheduled to be held on October 2.“My father too has accepted the invite in the past and attended the event. My mother decided to accept it simply because of that reason,” Rajendra claimed.R.S. Gavai, a former Rajya Sabha member, served as governor of Bihar and Kerala. A senior leader of the Ambedkarite movement, he was associated with the Republican Party of India (RPI) and founded his own faction, RPI (Gavai).Within hours of Rajendra Gavai’s press statement today, September 29, Kamaltai’s letter was circulated in the media. Responding to it, he told The Wire, “I support my mother. If she decides to attend the event, I support her. If she has decided against it, I support her in that too.”Although Kamaltai didn’t respond to The Wire’s calls and messages, Rajendra Gavai claimed: “My mother has been depressed. She is not taking anyone’s calls, including mine. I cannot confirm if the letter circulating in the media is truly hers. But if it is her letter, I stand by her.”