Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash Calcutta High Court judge revealed that he is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

National - Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a Calcutta High Court judge on Monday, revealed that he is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Speaking at his farewell at the high court in front of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash stated that he was "ready to go back to the organisation" if they called him for any assistance or work that he was capable of doing. "To the distaste of some persons, I must admit here that I was and I am a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)," he added.Justice Dash was transferred to the Calcutta High Court from the Orissa High Court after serving for more than 14 years as a high court judge. "I owe a lot to the organisation... I am there from my childhood and throughout my youth," he stated. "I have learnt to be courageous, upright and have an equal view for others and above all, the sense of patriotism and commitment to the work," he stated.