Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said people who migrated to India following the Partition in 1947 should not be described as refugees but as "warriors of struggle" who made immense sacrifices for the country and their faith.

Speaking at the 75th Foundation Day programme of the Sindhu Education Society in Nagpur, Bhagwat said those who migrated from the newly created Pakistan left behind their homes, businesses, land and wealth accumulated over generations because they wanted to live in India, where they could practise their religion without fear.