new delhi denying recent media reports that said senior rss leader k c kannan was removed from his post for being involved in a relationship with a woman the sangh on saturday clarified that he was not removed but relieved from his duties on grounds of illhealth a statement by allindia pracharak pramukh of the sangh manmohan vaidya released on march 13 said kannan had asked for permission to quit the life of a pracharak and get back to a personal life as he had been very unwell pracharaks at the senior level usually lead a celibate life with a strict regimen the reports had quoted sangh sources as saying that kannan was the first sangh leader from such a high position after he was reportedly found to be in a relationship with a woman the decision on kannan was reportedly taken at the recently concluded pratinidhi sabha of rss in bangalore the news regarding k c kannan appeared in a section of media attributing fishy and scandalous reasons for relieving him is totally unfounded and smacks of malicious intentions the statement said confirming that kannan is no longer part of the sangh hierarchy it said kannan had not been keeping well and was admitted to hospital a couple of times last year he had conveyed to sarsanghchalak and sarkaryavah in november 2013 his inability to continue as pracharak and discharge the responsibility and requested that he may be permitted to take up his personal life vaidya said it seems that some vested interests are deliberately trying to tarnish the image of rss by spreading canards rss strongly deplores these attempts it is pracharaks personal decision to work till he wishes there are ample examples of karyakartas serving as pracharaks for long periods and taking to personal life of family and profession