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Hindu wanting Muslims out of India won’t remain a Hindu: Mohan Bhagwat in New York
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A Hindu who believes Muslims should be “driven out” of India cannot remain a Hindu, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said at a conference in New York Saturday, arguing that the Hindu understanding of oneness of humanity leaves no room for such exclusion.
Bhagwat said the Hindu tradition held that all faiths ultimately lead to the pursuit of divinity and that India had historically provided shelter to people of different denominations who could not find safety elsewhere. Speaking at the Faith Leaders Conference organised by the AHEAD Forum, which brought together speakers from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam, Bhagwat said socio-religious organisations may want to influence public policy and politics, but their work has to begin with society because “politics has now become a game of self-interest”.
Recalling an incident involving the collision of two planes over Haryana – the 1996 crash involving Saudia flight and Kazakhstan Airlines – Bhagwat said that RSS workers were among the first to reach the site and help survivors, while also arranging the last rites of those who died.
The RSS chief, who was scheduled to speak at Madison Square Garden (MSG) later in the day, said the organisation’s experience in India had convinced it that such efforts had to begin at the societal level. Bhagwat said the objective was also to influence policies and politics, including efforts to stop wars, but argued that this could not be achieved by beginning with political institutions.
Bhagwat said the RSS wanted to build social strength first, which could eventually influence politics through public opinion. I say continue sitting, something will happen,” Bhagwat said.
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- A Hindu who believes Muslims should be “driven out” of India cannot remain a Hindu, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said at a conference in New York Saturday, arguing that the Hindu understanding of oneness of humanity…
- Speaking at the Faith Leaders Conference organised by the AHEAD Forum, which brought together speakers from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam, Bhagwat said socio-religious organisations may want to influence…
- Bhagwat said the Hindu tradition held that all faiths ultimately lead to the pursuit of divinity and that India had historically provided shelter to people of different denominations who could not find safety elsewhere.
- Bhagwat said the objective was also to influence policies and politics, including efforts to stop wars, but argued that this could not be achieved by beginning with political institutions.
- The RSS chief, who was scheduled to speak at Madison Square Garden (MSG) later in the day, said the organisation’s experience in India had convinced it that such efforts had to begin at the societal level.
- Recalling an incident involving the collision of two planes over Haryana – the 1996 crash involving Saudia flight and Kazakhstan Airlines – Bhagwat said that RSS workers were among the first to reach the site and…
- Bhagwat said the RSS wanted to build social strength first, which could eventually influence politics through public opinion.
- I say continue sitting, something will happen,” Bhagwat said.
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