RSS chief calls for environment-friendly Diwali, says 'Earlier crackers didn't have chemicals'

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for environment-friendly Diwali, noting that firecrackers used in earlier times were free of harmful chemicals and helped eliminate insects and lighting ghee-fuelled lamps served to purify the air. "There was science behind these traditional practices," he said, adding, "Vatavaran shuddh, jeevan shuddh (a clean environment leads to a pure life)."