Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Shiv Sena UBT Challenges Bhagwat’s Global Hinduism Message
Mohan Bhagwat recently spoke in New York about treating all people as part of one human family.
He said that someone who wants Muslims removed from India is not following true Hindu values.
Shiv Sena (UBT) said these words should also guide politics inside India.
Its newspaper, Saamana, accused BJP leaders and activists of encouraging religious and social division.
The editorial mentioned an alleged purification ceremony in Haldwani after a speech by Mallikarjun Kharge.
It also criticized the RSS for not speaking about civilian deaths in Gaza.
Shiv Sena (UBT) further raised allegations about money connected to the Ayodhya Ram Temple project.
The party said spiritual teachings should lead to fairness and less political division.
Shiv Sena (UBT) criticized RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s New York remarks promoting Hindu-Muslim coexistence.
Bhagwat said a Hindu who wants Muslims excluded from India is not truly Hindu and invoked “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.”
The Saamana editorial argued that these tolerant principles conflict with alleged minority exclusion and polarization in India.
It cited an alleged BJP-linked purification ceremony in Haldwani after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s address.
The editorial also questioned the RSS’s silence on Gaza and alleged financial irregularities connected to the Ayodhya Ram Temple project.
- Who
- Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, BJP leaders, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
- What
- A Saamana editorial criticized Bhagwat’s international message of Hindu-Muslim coexistence and alleged that it conflicts with political conduct in India.
- When
- The editorial was published on Monday; it discussed Bhagwat’s recent address in New York.
- Where
- The remarks were made in New York, while the editorial focused on India, including Haldwani and Ayodhya.
- Why
- Shiv Sena (UBT) said the RSS should apply its stated principles of universal humanity, tolerance, and selflessness to India’s domestic political environment.
Shiv Sena (UBT) editorial
Bhagwat’s stated principles
Hindu-Muslim coexistence
Shiv Sena (UBT) editorial
Shiv Sena (UBT) said Bhagwat’s tolerant remarks abroad must be practiced and enforced in India, where it alleged minorities face exclusion.
Bhagwat’s stated principles
Mohan Bhagwat said in New York that a Hindu who believes Muslims should not exist in India is not a Hindu, and invoked the idea of one human family.
Domestic political conduct
Shiv Sena (UBT) editorial
The editorial pointed to alleged BJP-linked conduct in Haldwani as evidence of religious and political polarization.
Bhagwat’s stated principles
Bhagwat’s publicly stated message emphasized Hindu values associated with coexistence and universal humanity; the article does not provide a direct response from him to the Haldwani allegation.
Accountability and humanitarian issues
Shiv Sena (UBT) editorial
Shiv Sena (UBT) criticized the RSS over its alleged silence on Gaza and alleged financial irregularities related to the Ayodhya Ram Temple project.
Bhagwat’s stated principles
The article reports Bhagwat’s New York focus on Krishna’s ideas and global outreach but does not provide a response from him or the RSS to these allegations.
- Publication
- Saamana, the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece
- Speaker criticized
- Mohan Bhagwat, RSS Sarsanghchalak
- Key message in New York
- Bhagwat invoked “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” and said a Hindu who wants no Muslims in India is not truly Hindu.
- Incident cited
- An alleged purification ceremony by local BJP activists in Haldwani after Mallikarjun Kharge’s public address.
- International issue raised
- The editorial criticized what it described as RSS silence on civilian casualties in Gaza.
- Ayodhya allegation
- The editorial alleged financial mismanagement involving donations for the Ram Temple project; this was presented as an allegation by Shiv Sena (UBT).
- Related diplomatic development
- The editorial contrasted Bhagwat’s US visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks in Tashkent on India-Uzbekistan ties.