Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Raja Challenges Bhagwat to Repeat Hindu-Muslim Unity Remarks in India
Mohan Bhagwat spoke about Hindu-Muslim unity at an event in New York.
He said that someone who believes Muslims should not live in India cannot truly be Hindu.
He also said that Hinduism respects different paths and the dignity of every person.
D Raja of the Communist Party of India responded to these comments.
Raja said Bhagwat should make the same statement in India if he truly means it.
CPI MP P Sandosh criticized the remarks for what he called diverting attention from the RSS's ideology.
Sandosh asked whether the RSS supports secularism and India's Constitution.
The disagreement is about whether Bhagwat's words represent the RSS's position and actions in India.
CPI General Secretary D Raja challenged Mohan Bhagwat to repeat his unity remarks in India.
Bhagwat said a person opposing Muslims living in India could not remain Hindu.
He said Hinduism teaches that all paths lead to the same goal and every person has dignity.
CPI MP P Sandosh called the remarks an attempt to divert attention from questions about RSS ideology.
Sandosh questioned whether the RSS accepts secularism and the Constitution of India over Manusmriti.
- Who
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, CPI General Secretary D Raja, and CPI MP P Sandosh.
- What
- Raja challenged Bhagwat to repeat his Hindu-Muslim unity remarks in India, while Sandosh questioned the RSS's ideology.
- When
- Bhagwat made the remarks on Saturday; Raja responded on Sunday.
- Where
- Bhagwat spoke at the 'One World One Humanity' event in New York, United States; Raja called for the statement to be repeated in India.
- Why
- Raja said statements made abroad differ from statements made on Indian soil, while Sandosh said the remarks diverted attention from questions about the RSS.
CPI Critics
Bhagwat's Unity Message
Meaning of the remarks
CPI Critics
D Raja said Bhagwat must repeat the statement in India to demonstrate that it is an honest and meaningful position.
Bhagwat's Unity Message
Bhagwat said a Hindu cannot believe that Muslims should not live in India and emphasized equality, human dignity, and respect for different paths.
Purpose of the statement
CPI Critics
P Sandosh alleged that the remarks were intended to divert attention from questions about the RSS's ideology.
Bhagwat's Unity Message
Bhagwat's stated message focused on Hindu-Muslim unity and the belief that all paths lead to the same goal.
RSS ideology
CPI Critics
Sandosh asked whether the RSS accepts secularism and India's Constitution rather than Manusmriti.
Bhagwat's Unity Message
The article does not report a response from Bhagwat or the RSS to these questions.
- Speaker
- Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Event
- One World One Humanity event
- Location
- New York, United States
- Bhagwat's statement
- He said a person who believes there should be no Muslims in India cannot remain Hindu.
- D Raja's response
- Raja said Bhagwat should repeat the same statement in India if he is honest and truthful.
- P Sandosh's criticism
- Sandosh called the remarks a tactic to divert attention from questions about RSS ideology.
- Issues raised
- Sandosh questioned the RSS's views on secularism, the Constitution of India, and Manusmriti.