Speaking about the charges against Gadkari, an RSS heavyweight in Nagpur told Outlook: “Beyond Gadkari’s association with the RSS, the Sangh, over the past few weeks, has been convinced of two things. One, we firmly believe that the Gadkari crisis is an insider job, designed and planned by those in the BJP looking to dent the RSS through Gadkari. Not just that, the top RSS brass has even been briefed about exactly which senior leader in the party could possibly be responsible for the present problem, and we are taking that rather seriously. Two, the charges against Gadkari are a direct result of the age-old, unresolved leadership issue within the BJP resulting in infighting and back-stabbing. The tussle for leadership is being manifested through this particular fight again this time and the RSS knows it.”