RSS reacts to NYC Mayor Mamdani opposing Indian group's event in New York City
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is on a US tour. A "Global Outreach Program" will be held on August 29th at Madison Square Garden in New York to commemorate the RSS's 100th anniversary. Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav has questioned Bhagwat's foreign tour. New York Mayor Mamdani has also expressed his opposition.
RSS reacts to NYC Mayor Mamdani opposing Indian group's event in New York City
The RSS has defended its upcoming ‘Universal Oneness Celebration’ in New York, featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling it an event rooted in “open dialogue and mutual respect.” The defence comes after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he opposes the August 29 event at Madison Square Garden, while acknowledging questions over the city administration’s authority to cancel it.
New York: US-based venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani said that she was deeply impressed by Mohan Bhagwat in New York. Asha was sharing her experience of meeting him just before his address at Madison Square Garden in the US on August 29. As the head of India's largest voluntary organization, RSS, he knows the pulse of India at the grassroots level like no other, Asha told X. During her meeting with him, she also discussed the revolutionary …
Mamdani’s RSS criticism has truth: Pitroda
New York, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda has backed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s criticism of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying his remarks contain “some truth” and reflect concerns about the treatment of religious minorities in India. Pitroda, however, acknowledged that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s gathering in New York was a private event and said every organisation was entitled to hold one. “I know…
"There is nothing that Mamdani can do": Singer Mary Millben says NYC Mayor cannot cancel RSS chief's event
Singer and actress Mary Millben has said that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani cannot cancel the event of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden, asserting that laws in the US prevent elected officials from cancelling private events based on political disagreements. Speaking to ANI, Millben said, "His [Mamdani's] comments do not matter. This event is going to go on. Madison Square Garden is a full-fledged corporation. They do not respond to political rants. They respond to capitalism... There is nothing that Mamdani can do about that." "There are laws in place in America that prevent an elected official from trying to cancel a private event because he does not like it," she added. Millben further criticised Mamdani over his reported opposition to the event, saying, "He is so ignorant of how the real world works and certainly how America works... There has been some speculation about whether he can cancel it or not. No, he cannot." "I am not surprised when his comments surfaced about this event, because not only has he been an anti-democracy and anti-religious freedom elected official, he is also anti-Modi. He is against everything that Prime Minister Modi stands for as a leader. He is certainly against everything that the Indian community stands for," Millben said. Her remarks came after Mamdani opposed the RSS chief's proposed event at Madison Square Garden. Earlier on Tuesday (local time), Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he did not support the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) upcoming event in the city. However, he admitted that he was uncertain whether the municipal administration had any jurisdiction to cancel a privately organised gathering. "I don't support the rally, but I don't know if the city has any jurisdiction over cancelling a private event," Mamdani said during a press conference. Mamdani's comments came as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat landed in New York on Tuesday (local time), the first stop on a three-nation outreach tour covering the US, Canada and the UK. Bhagwat, who was received with a traditional tilak on arrival, is scheduled to address the Indian diaspora at the "Universal Oneness Celebrations" at Madison Square Garden on 29 August --an event tied to the RSS's centenary year and timed around Raksha Bandhan. Days earlier, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) renewed calls for Washington to avoid high-level engagement with RSS leadership and pushed for possible sanctions --a recommendation India's Ministry of External Affairs has rejected outright. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called USCIRF a "biased" body that has "repeatedly made incorrect and provocative statements about India" and said such assessments should be disregarded. The AHEAD forum (American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue), which is organising Saturday's event, has billed it as one of the largest Indian diaspora gatherings in the city, featuring cultural performances and faith leaders alongside Bhagwat's address. (ANI)
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