{"id":183191,"date":"2025-09-09T13:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=183191"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T08:51:58","slug":"rooted-in-rss-c-p-radhakrishnan-elected-indias-15th-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/09\/rooted-in-rss-c-p-radhakrishnan-elected-indias-15th-vice-president.html","title":{"rendered":"Rooted in RSS, C P Radhakrishnan elected India\u2019s 15th Vice President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183192 \" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/RSS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"210\" \/>New Delhi: A longtime RSS member and BJP loyalist, Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was elected as the 15th Vice President of India on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Radhakrishnan, 67, secured 452 votes against 300 for his rival, INDIA bloc candidate B. 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