RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat US visit 2026
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Faith leaders say they were duped into attending RSS-linked event
The RSS is described as a Hindutva organization.
A pastor and an imam said they were 'duped' into attending a 'Hindu unity' event in New York.
The event centered around the RSS and its leader Mohan Bhagwat.
RSS chief's US visit denounced as Hindu nationalism goodwill tour
A 2024 survey found that 70 percent of Indian American respondents acknowledged that Modi's rhetoric exemplified a growing threat to minorities in India.
Before becoming prime minister in 2014, Narendra Modi was banned from entering the US because of his leadership during a 2002 massacre of Muslim residents in Gujarat.
Sravya Tadepalli described the RSS as a fascist paramilitary organisation that has engaged in decades of communal violence against religious minorities in South Asia.
RSS chief's US visit faces protests over Hindu nationalism
Human rights groups are protesting Mohan Bhagwat's visit.
Mohan Bhagwat's organisation is the RSS.
Mohan Bhagwat is due to speak in New York.
RSS chief Bhagwat's secretive New York event raises questions about Hindu nationalism
There have been calls for Bhagwat's visa to be revoked ahead of the New York event.
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