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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat international outreach

Overview

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to embark on an international tour starting August 25, visiting the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. This travel is part of the ‘Sampark Abhiyan’, a global outreach campaign marking the organization’s centenary year, intended to engage the Indian diaspora and various international institutions. In the United States, Bhagwat is slated to speak at the ‘Universal Oneness Celebration’ in Manhattan on August 29. Organized by the ‘American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue’ (AHEAD Forum), the event aims to promote ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’—meaning ‘the world is one family’. However, a report by the anti-supremacy platform Savera, titled ‘Fibs, Fronts & Fixers’, has raised questions regarding the organizational machinery behind the outreach, suggesting that hosting groups like the AHEAD Forum may be linked to RSS-affiliated networks such as the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS). New allegations have emerged regarding the mobilization of Indian academic networks; Congress MP Jairam Ramesh claimed that directors of various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were mobilized to contact alumni to facilitate interactions with Bhagwat during his U.S. visit, calling such involvement “totally unacceptable.” The visit faces significant international scrutiny. Officials from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) have called for sanctions against the RSS and urged the U.S. government to deny diplomatic courtesies to its leaders. USCIRF Chair Asif Mahmood and Commissioner Gene Mills argued that the U.S. should refrain from high-level meetings with RSS leaders, citing allegations that sub-groups have perpetrated attacks on religious minorities. In response to these calls, the Indian government has rejected the USCIRF’s criticisms. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the USCIRF as a “biased” organization that lacks credibility and has a history of making “disparaging and inflammatory remarks” about India.

Entities

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh · Mohan Bhagwat · US Commission on International Religious Freedom · India · RSS

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 9 sources
    India rejects USCIRF calls for sanctions against RSS

    India and the advocacy group HinduPACT have criticized the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) following calls for sanctions against the RSS and opposition to its leadership's US visit.

  2. 1 day ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit US, UK, and Canada

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit the US, UK, and Canada to counter misinformation regarding India and the RSS, and to promote global unity and the interests of the Hindu diaspora.

  3. 4 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 16 sources
    USCIRF calls for sanctions against RSS ahead of Mohan Bhagwat's visit

    The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the U.S. to sanction RSS leaders and deny them diplomatic courtesies ahead of Mohan Bhagwat’s upcoming international tour.

  4. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Mohan Bhagwat to tour US, Canada, and UK for RSS centenary

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit the US, Canada, and the UK starting August 25. The tour faces criticism over alleged IIT involvement in alumni outreach and questions regarding the organizers' links to the RS

  5. 12 days ago

    [CULTURE] 10 sources
    Mohan Bhagwat to address Hindu American gathering in New York

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will address the ‘Universal Oneness Celebrations’ in New York City on August 29, a major gathering of Hindu Americans focused on unity and social harmony.

  6. 14 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to visit US and Canada for centenary outreach

    RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will visit the US and Canada in late August for a centenary outreach campaign, despite opposition from Canadian officials and civil society groups regarding his admissibility.

Sources

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