US faith leaders say New York event organisers did not tell them about Mohan Bhagwat link

Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader

Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S. that began last year New York interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with chief of India’s largest far-right Hindu organization is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consi…

‘Misled, not informed of Mohan Bhagwat’s visit’: New York faith leaders ‘regret’ participation at RSS event

Rev. Adriene Thorne, Senior Minister of the historic Riverside Church, Winnie Varghese, dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and Imam Shamsi Ali apologise and express regret over their association with the Sangh chief’s event

US Faith Leaders Say They Were 'Misled', 'Deceived' Into Appearing with Mohan Bhagwat at RSS Event in New York

Two American religious leaders at Mohan Bhagwat's much publicised New York event said they would not have attended the event had they known it was an RSS event.

US faith leaders say New York event organisers did not tell them about Mohan Bhagwat link

Adriene Thorne, a minister of the Riverside Church, said that she was ‘duped’ into participating in the gathering.

IAMC Condemns Deception Behind Bhagwat Event as Two Leading NYC Faith Leaders Say They Were Misled

Rev. Adriene Thorne says she would never have participated had RSS connection been disclosed; Imam Shamsi Ali says he felt “deceived and entrapped”   WASHINGTON, DC — September 3, 2026 The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) condemns the deliberate deception organizers used to recruit prominent New York faith leaders to the August 29 events featuring Hindu supremacist RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. The New York Times reported today that the leaders …