Oneness or Hindu supremacy? RSS chief Bhagwat’s secretive New York hosts

A visit by India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat to the United States this week is being opposed by many activists, politicians and human rights groups in New York.Bhagwat is scheduled to speak on Saturday at an event called the “Universal Oneness Celebration” at Madison Square Garden in New York, and is expected to draw more than 5,000 attendees, including multifaith leaders.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why India’s RSS is lobbying the West amid attacks on minorities at homelist 2 of 3What is Hindutva, and what are the roots of this political movement?list 3 of 3Stealing from the gods: India’s Ram Temple hit by corruption scandalend of listBut while the event is being billed as an event for unity, the RSS – a Hindu majoritarian front that is the parent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party – has repeatedly faced accusations back in India of contributing to the persecution of religious minorities, including Muslims and Christians.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told local media on Tuesday that he does not support the upcoming event and called the RSS’s ideology “exclusionary.” Many human rights groups in the US, s...