Mamdani Opposes NYC Event with Leader of India’s Hindu Nationalist Group
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will address over 5,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York during his global outreach tour.
- Founded in 1925, the RSS serves as the ideological fountainhead of Hindutva and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party , with critics linking the organization to decades of violence against religious minorities.
- Activists gathered outside New York City Hall on Tuesday to denounce the visit, urging the venue to cancel the event and arguing New York should not provide a stage for religious nationalism.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated Tuesday he opposes the rally, though he acknowledged the city lacks legal jurisdiction to cancel the private event scheduled for August 29.
- Scholars suggest the visit aims to bolster the RSS's legitimacy and influence, helping create content transmitted back to India as the organization cultivates support among the global Indian diaspora.
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Mamdani opposes RSS chief's Madison Square event, but can't stop it
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has voiced his opposition to the upcoming event at Madison Square Garden where RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to address the Indian diaspora. Mamdani, however, noted that the city might lack jurisdiction to cancel the private event, which has also drawn protests from various interfaith and civil rights organisations.
Protests have erupted against RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's planned event at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 29th as part of the RSS's centenary celebrations. Zohran Mamdani, New York City's first Indian-American mayor, has opposed the private event, calling it against India's secular fabric.
‘No Room for Bhagwat’: Interfaith group blasts Hindutva leader’s upcoming MSG speech
NEW YORK (RNS) — A coalition of faith leaders and religious advocates gathered at New York’s City Hall on Tuesday (Aug. 25) to denounce the upcoming visit of Mohan Bhagwat, leader of the Hindu nationalist paramilitary organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) based in India. Brad Lander, a New York Democratic Party nominee for Congress and former New York City comptroller, denounced what he described as an exclusionary and discriminatory id…
'I don't support the rally': Zohran Mamdani opposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's Madison Square event - The Times of India
India News: NEW DELHI: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has said he does not support a planned event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden,.
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