{"id":306275,"date":"2025-10-18T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T07:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=306275"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:26:54","slug":"did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Netherlands issue stamps honouring RSS? No, BJP&#8217;s claim false"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A graphic featuring a postage stamp and a representative image of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is viral. It also has the following words written: &#8220;100 years of selfless service&#8221;. It is being shared with the claim that a commemorative stamp was released by the Netherlands government to pay tribute to RSS on completing 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>BJP&#8217;s official X handle (@BJP4India) posted the above-mentioned graphic on October 10 and stated in the caption that &#8220;The Netherlands has released a commemorative stamp to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)&#8230;&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/N8Ofw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Netherlands has released a commemorative stamp to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).<\/p>\n<p>A significant gesture of international recognition for one of India\u2019s most influential social organisations. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RSS100Years?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RSS100Years<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PtTgbMzxiB\">pic.twitter.com\/PtTgbMzxiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP (@BJP4India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India\/status\/1976557619528728980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya), has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=site%3Aaltnews.in+%22%40amitmalviya%22&amp;sca_esv=bdbe2dd8fffd653b&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1076IN1076&amp;ei=yr_waMTsBeKhseMP75Sd0QY&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjE-eXTuKiQAxXiUGwGHW9KJ2oQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=site%3Aaltnews.in+%22%40amitmalviya%22&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHnNpdGU6YWx0bmV3cy5pbiAiQGFtaXRtYWx2aXlhIkiNEVDzAljZD3ABeACQAQCYAYIBoAHuAaoBAzAuMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAKACAJgDAIgGAZIHAKAHWrIHALgHAMIHAMgHAA&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found spreading misinformation<\/a> several times in the past, posted the same graphic with the same caption. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Hi9vK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Netherlands has released a commemorative stamp to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). A significant gesture of international recognition for one of India\u2019s most influential social organisations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jnRnGePY3f\">pic.twitter.com\/jnRnGePY3f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya\/status\/1976535404707815614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>News outlet Times Now published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubunT256ArA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report<\/a> on their YouTube channel on October 10, where they, too, reported that the Netherlands released commemorative stamps to mark 100 years of RSS.<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Netherlands Releases Commemorative Stamp As RSS Completes 100 Yrs; BJP Hails Global Praise For Sangh\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubunT256ArA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Several other users and BJP leaders, such as Priti Gandhi (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/jdXOD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MrsGandhi<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/9iLxK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PrakashJavdekar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PRceu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NileshOak<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PRceu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RNagothu<\/a>, shared the viral graphic claiming that a stamp had been released by the Netherlands government acknowledging RSS&#8217; work.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-306275 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false\/screenshot-2025-10-16-152436\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152436.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152436.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152436-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152436-1024x953.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152436-768x715.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false\/screenshot-2025-10-16-152422\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1074\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152422.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152422.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152422-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152422-940x1024.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152422-768x837.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1074px) 100vw, 1074px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false\/screenshot-2025-10-16-152334\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152334.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152334.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152334-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152334-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152334-768x948.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-netherlands-issue-stamps-honouring-rss-no-bjps-claim-false\/screenshot-2025-10-16-152314\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1066\" height=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152314.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152314.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152314-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152314-880x1024.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-152314-768x894.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1066px) 100vw, 1066px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>To verify the authenticity of the claim, we began with running a keyword search to look for news reports about the Netherlands government releasing RSS stamps, but we couldn&#8217;t find any.<\/p>\n<p>On careful inspection, we noticed that a bank account name was mentioned in the viral graphic: &#8220;Stichting Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh&#8221;.\u00a0Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) is an <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/rashtriya-swayamsevak-sangh-shakha-spreads-its-wings-to-39-countries\/articleshow\/50260517.cms#:~:text=Hindu%20Swayamsevak%20Sangh%20(HSS)%2C%20the%20overseas%20wing%20of%20the%20Hindu%20nationalist%20Rashtriya%20Swayamsevak%20Sangh%20(RSS).\">international wing of the RSS<\/a>, has branches in several countries, such as the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;Stichting&#8221; stands for &#8216;founding\/foundation&#8217; in Dutch. And, in the spherical block within the graphic details of how to place an order and shipping charges are given along with the email id: hssnetherlands@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-11.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-11-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-11-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-11-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a cue from all of this, we ran a relevant keyword search and found a <a href=\"https:\/\/organiser.org\/2025\/10\/10\/320181\/world\/rss-at-100-hindu-swayamsevak-sangh-nederland-launches-special-commemorative-stamp-to-honour-centenary-of-sangh\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by the Organiser, a weekly magazine affiliated with the RSS. The title of the report reads: &#8220;RSS at 100: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Nederland launches special commemorative stamp to honour centenary of Sangh&#8221;, and it carried the same two stamps that are in the viral graphic.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated, &#8220;To honour this monumental milestone, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Nederland. (HSS NL) proudly launched on World Postal day a special commemorative postal stamp \u2013 a symbol of one hundred years of unity, discipline, and devotion to the world\u2019s universal Dharma&#8221;. <em>(sic)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2458\" height=\"1651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103.jpg 2458w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180103-2048x1376.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2458px) 100vw, 2458px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we found that the Netherlands postal service called &#8216;<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.postnl.nl\/webshop\/postzegels\/persoonlijke-postzegels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PostNl<\/a>&#8216; allowed one to create personalised stamps by uploading any image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-306320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180836.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1262\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180836.png 1262w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180836-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180836-973x1024.png 973w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-16-180836-768x808.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, from the above findings, it is clear that the Netherlands government did not issue any RSS stamp to honour the organisation&#8217;s 100 years; it was created by the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Netherlands using a service offered to the public by the the country, and is being sold by them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A graphic featuring a postage stamp and a representative image of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is viral. It also has the following words written: &#8220;100 years of selfless service&#8221;. It is being shared with the claim that a commemorative stamp was released by the Netherlands government to pay tribute to RSS on completing 100 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":306366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[722],"class_list":["post-306275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/FI-Template-Oishani-8.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306275"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":306519,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306275\/revisions\/306519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306275"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=306275"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=306275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}