Protest in New York against RSS chief’s visit

Protest in New York against RSS chief’s visit

WASHINGTON: A large demonstration erupted outside Madison Square Garden this week as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat attended an event billed as a celebration of “Universal Oneness”, with protesters saying the message contradicted the RSS’s Hindu supremacist ideology. Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Dalit and civil-rights groups converged outside the New York landmark to protest Bhagwat’s appearance, accusing the RSS of promoting a majoritarian vision of India and of being associated wit...

By [email protected] (Anwar Iqbal)