RSS is proud of "son" Suvendu Adhikari and he doesn't have to formally join RSS to be part of the family, General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said. "There is no formal membership in RSS...[It] is a family setup-like thing. So whoever enters the family becomes part of it," he added. Suvendu Adhikari was a TMC MLA before joining BJP in 2020.