GOOD GESTURE: Mohan Bhagwat To Meet Muslim Religious Leaders, Intellectuals In Delhi Today

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will hold a meeting with Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals on Thursday at Delhi's Haryana Bhawan. The meeting, which will take place at 10 am, will be attended by other RSS functionaries, including General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, Joint General Secretary Krishna Gopal, Ram Lal, and Indresh Kumar, reported ANI. 

Several Muslim religious leaders, including Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Chief of the All India Imam Organisation, will participate in the meeting, the report added. 

The RSS has been engaging with Muslim clerics, scholars, and eminent personalities from the community through its affiliated organisation, the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM). 

In 2023, the MRM said it would launch a nationwide campaign to reach out to the minority community to promote the idea of "one nation, one flag, one National Anthem".

In September 2022, Bhagwat had met many Muslim intellectuals and discussed ways to boost religious inclusivity in the country. The meeting was held with the aim of propagating the ideas of the Sangh and promoting religious inclusivity. The Gyanvapi controversy, the Hijab controversy, and population control were among the topics discussed during the meeting. 

The meeting was attended by several veterans from the community, including Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Qureshi, Former Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung, Former Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah, Former MP Shahid Siddiqui and businessman Saeed Shervani.

In October 2022, RSS leader Indresh Kumar visited the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in New Delhi and lit earthen lamps inside the shrine's premises.

"No one should be forced to convert and do violence. Everyone should follow their own religion and caste. Do not criticise and insult others' religions. When all religions are respected in the country, then the country will be free from the fundamentalists who make stone pelting on Friday. India is the only country that respects and accepts all religions," Indresh Kumar had said during the visit.