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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has expressed opposition to an upcoming event in Manhattan featuring Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of India's Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The event, called the "Universal Oneness Celebration", is scheduled for August 29 and promotes shared heritage and interfaith unity, but Mamdani has criticized the RSS' history of promoting an exclusionary vision. According to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, the RSS has been involved in acts of extreme violence against minority groups for decades. The event's organizers claim it will bring together the Hindu American community, but many local organizations have criticized Bhagwat's attendance and the RSS' ties to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and Indian-American, has expressed opposition to an upcoming event in Manhattan that features Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which is ideologically linked to India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The event, called the "Universal Oneness Celebration", is scheduled for August 29 and claims to bring together the Hindu-American community. However, Mamdani says he does not support the rally, citing concerns over the RSS's exclusionary vision, which is at odds with his own upbringing in a pluralistic society. He notes that as mayor, he may not have jurisdiction to cancel the private event, but hopes it will spark a conversation about the implications of the RSS's ideology. The event has been organized by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue, with several Hindu organizations backing it. Mamdani's comments come amid growing concerns over human rights abuses in India, including rising hate speech and discriminatory laws targeting minorities.

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🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday he did not support an upcoming event in his city featuring the leader of the Hindu nationalist group that is the ideological parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Mayor Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group · assertive framing

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday he did not support an upcoming event in his city featuring the leader of the Hindu nationalist group that is the ideological parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). asserted

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Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is scheduled to speak at a Manhattan event on Saturday, according to the event’s website. uncertain

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“I don’t support the rally, but I don’t know if the city has any jurisdiction on cancelling a private event,” Mamdani, who is the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York City, said when asked if the event should be cancelled. asserted

event → support → City

“The vision of India that I was taught by my family and one that I grew up being very familiar with was of a pluralistic society of a secular Republic that believed in the belonging of each and every person who was from India. asserted

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And it has been incredibly troubling to see the rise of a movement that is predicated on an exclusionary vision. asserted

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The event’s website casts the August 29 gathering as the “Universal Oneness Celebration” bringing together the Hindu American community. asserted

website → cast → community

The organisers, American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue, say the event is backed by several Hindu American groups and promotes shared heritage and interfaith unity. asserted

event → say → heritage

Many local organisations have criticised it over Bhagwat’s attendance and the RSS’ history. asserted

organisations → criticise → attendance

The RSS, a powerful Hindu group from which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP emerged, said in May it had organised foreign visits, including to the US, to counter perceptions it is a paramilitary outfit involved in attacks on minority communities. uncertain

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The US Commission on International Religious Freedom says the RSS “has been involved in acts of extreme violence and intolerance against members of minority groups for decades”. asserted

RSS → say → decades

The RSS disputes intolerance accusations and says it is a “Hindu-centric civilisational, cultural movement” whose goal is to “carry the nation to the pinnacle of glory”, including by uniting Hindus. asserted

goal → dispute → Hindus

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The BJP-led Indian government denies being discriminatory and says its policies, including food subsidy programmes and electrification drives, benefit all communities. asserted

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