New Delhi: Rashtirya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sarsanghchalak (head) Mohan Bhagwat (75), who was once in the news for hinting that Narendra Modi after crossing the age of 75 should consider stepping down, is sharing thoughts on Gen Z (those between the age of 15 and 30 years) as a whole. The obvious prompt is the youth movement that has the Sangh Parivar confused about what to say – weigh in on the side of youth anger and candour or advocate ‘stability’ and ‘control’ of elders over their progeny.Speaking at an event organised by the Vishwa Mangalya Sabha in Hyderabad, Bhagwat said today’s youth are deeply influenced by trends and are “emotional”. He said that they often do not think with a “calm mind”. “Gen Z is good, adaptable and emotional by nature. They do not think with a very calm mind. If what is in touch with them is visibly authentic, it appeals to them,” Bhagwat said.Also read: Modi Had Once Campaigned Against Paper Leaks at Sikar. In 2026, a Sikar Paper Leak Led to His Minister’s ExitLinking his observation of the youth to social change, Bhagwat went onto say that the movement in India to claim freedom and rights for women which gained wide acceptance among the youth, was also bad news.“‘Stree Mukti Andolan’ started and gradually became widely accepted… So, a phase passed. After that, the proponents of that movement realised that we had stepped onto a wrong path and ruined a generation or two of our country,” he said.Bhagwat has been at the head of RSS since March 21, 2009.Organiser, the RSS’s mouthpiece has made a list of whom it terms “controversial personalities” who extended their support to the Jantar Mantar movement triggered by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)’s call. An 11-member list rues that fact that “expanding profile of the CJP-led movement as prominent public figures from diverse backgrounds extended their support at different stages. Their participation became a defining feature of the protest, drawing sustained attention from political observers, media organisations and the wider public even after the demonstrations concluded.”Also read: Delhi Police DCP Ordered RAF to Fire Pellets on Unarmed Protesters: Report on Diary EntryHeading the list is “Television personality” Raghu Ram, followed by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. At number three is Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) Rajya Sabha MP, John Brittas. Brittas is on top of the list of MPs as “many have also pointed to his legislative initiatives concerning constitutional authorities and his remarks on national institutions, arguing that these undermine national integration.”Brittas is followed, in sequence by author Arundhati Roy, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, advocate Prashant Bhushan, Transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj, Swaraj Abhiyan’s Yogendra Yadav, TMC MP Sagarika Ghose, and surprisingly, at number 11 is climate activist and scientist Sonam Wangchuk. “His participation in the protest drew criticism from right-wing commentators and many, who described his association with the CJP as part of what they termed an ongoing anti-national pattern,” according to the listicle.