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  "id": 3425109,
  "title": "Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India’s Hindu nationalist group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu-nationalist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T03:53:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-india-s-hindu-nationalist-group"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has expressed his disapproval of an upcoming event in his city that will feature Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Bhagwat is set to speak at the \"Universal Oneness Celebration\" on August 29th, according to the event's website. Mamdani, the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York City, stated that he does not support the rally but is unsure if the city has the authority to cancel a private event. The RSS, which served as the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is accused of promoting an exclusionary vision and engaging in acts of violence and intolerance against minority communities. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has also cited the RSS's involvement in extreme violence against minorities for decades. Despite this, the organizers of the event maintain that it aims to promote shared heritage and interfaith unity among the Hindu American community.",
  "summary": "Mayor Zoran Mamdani says he will not support the rally, citing the troubling rise of an exclusionary vision of India.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "NYC Mayor Mamdani opposes RSS chief Bhagwat's Madison Square event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nyc-mayor-mamdani-opposes-rss-chief-bhagwats-madison-square-event",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:18:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "NYC Mayor Mamdani opposes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Madison Square event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nyc-mayor-mamdani-opposes-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-madison-square",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:43:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Mamdani opposes Hindu nationalist event in New York",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-hindu-nationalist-event-in-new-york",
        "published": "2026-08-26T02:47:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India’s Hindu nationalist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu-nationalist-3425169",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:53:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mamdani explains opposition to NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-explains-opposition-to-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:14:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu-nationalist-3432853",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:50:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu-nationalist-3431202",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:18:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Mayor Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mayor-mamdani-opposes-nyc-event-with-leader-of-indias-hindu",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:05:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}