Ever since the arrest, several pictures of Pradeep Kurulkar attending RSS events and delivering lectures have gone viral. It is being claimed that he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In response, political parties such as Congress and NCP are demanding answers from the RSS about how a person involved in anti-national activities could be a member of their organisation. The RSS’s silence on the matter is also being questioned.

Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera on Wednesday addressed the media in Delhi and alleged that Kurulkar was associated with RSS for four generations. “He [Kurulkar] use to play the saxophone for 14 years for RSS, he was sanghatan mantri for 12 years for Sanskar Bharti and is the fourth generation RSS karyakarta swayamsevak. He is claiming that he was honey-trapped but the real honey trap happened when he continued going to shakhas. Despite being a DRDO scientist, he was visiting shakhas,” Khera said while addressing the press.