Activists urge Mamdani to cancel Hindu nationalist event in New York City
Activists urge Mamdani to cancel Hindu nationalist event in New York City Submitted by Azad Essa on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:58 The mayor is being urged to cancel an event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and condemn the movement's rising presence in the US A mobile billboard truck displays a message urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to call for the cancellation of the RSS leader's event on…
Activists are calling on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to cancel a Hindu nationalist event taking place at Madison Square Garden on August 29, 2026. The event will be headlined by the chief of India's Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat. Demonstrators are expected to gather outside City Hall to urge Mamdani to cancel the gathering and condemn the RSS's growing influence in the United States.
Sravya Tadepalli, deputy executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, stated that the RSS does not represent Hindus and has fueled violence and exclusion for minority communities. The organization, founded in 1925, is widely regarded as the ideological foundation of the Hindu nationalist movement, with links to fascist movements in Europe and the Zionist movement in Palestine. Despite previous criticism from Mamdani, he has not yet taken action to cancel the event.
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