RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Faces US Protests Over Hindu Nationalism
· World · Al Jazeera, Times of India
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to speak in New York amid protests organised by human rights groups over his organisation's Hindu nationalism. Religious freedom organisations have called for United States authorities to revoke Bhagwat's visa. The RSS faces widespread international criticism for its ideology. The report does not specify whether US authorities have responded to the visa revocation calls.
Why it matters
The protests place the diplomatic and travel status of senior Indian ideological figures under international scrutiny.
Read the original report — Al Jazeera
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