MisleadingTrick: Guilty by link

The book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' by Swami Ramsukhdas does indeed contain disturbing passages advising women to stay quiet after rape and view domestic abuse as karmic debt. However, the book is published by Gita Press, an independent publishing house founded in 1923, not the RSS. Framing the book's contents as an official 'RSS rape policy' misrepresents the source of the text.

Real video, twisted story. Reel by @sanghwatch · checked 17 Oct 2026 · Society & religion

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Gita Press, Gorakhpur continues to publish Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen by Swami Ramsukhdas, a book on household life that is still commercially available through…

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The trick: Guilty by link

It tars someone with the views or acts of people linked to them (known as guilt by association).

"RSS' ABSURD R@P3 POLICY: WOMAN SHOULD STAY QUIET"

The Reel treats a book published by an independent religious publisher as the official policy of a different organization.

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What we checked

Indian law mandates up to six months of imprisonment for beating a dog with a stick.Kannananimalwelfare

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The Gita Press book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' by Swami Ramsukhdas states that a woman should stay silent if she is raped.Times Now

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The Gita Press book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' states that a wife suffering domestic abuse from her husband should view it as repayment of past life deeds.Times Now

The book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' is sold at 80 railway stations and at RSS book stalls.No reliable source found for this yet.

The book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' has reached its 90th edition.No reliable source found for this yet.

What the Reel doesn't tell you

Gita Press is an independent publishing trust founded in 1923 whose publications are not official RSS policy documents.

What each side says

Critics and creatorsCritics argue that the book frames domestic abuse as a spiritual obligation rather than an offense to be resisted. Times Now

How it plays you

It wants you to think: "The RSS maintains an official organizational policy instructing women to remain silent after sexual assault."

Gita Press is an independent publishing trust, not the RSS. Stocking or selling a book does not make its contents an official policy document of the organization.

Guilt by association: "आरएसएस की book stalls पर सब में बिकती है ये किताब". It uses the fact that a book is stocked at stalls to falsely equate the author's words with the official doctrine of the organization selling it.
Loaded language: "RSS RAPE POLICY". It attaches an inflammatory headline to provoke emotional outrage and prime the viewer to accept the leap in logic.

Short version

⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 The book 'Grihasth Mein Kaise Rahen' by Swami Ramsukhdas does indeed contain disturbing passages advising women to stay quiet after rape and view domestic abuse as karmic debt. 👉 However, the book is published by Gita Press, an independent publishing house founded in 1923, not the RSS. 🎭 Trick: Guilty by link 📰 Source: Kannananimalwelfare 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat

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