{
  "id": 3483266,
  "title": "'We Don't Need Lessons': BJP Mumbai President Ameet Satam Hits Back At NYC Mayor Over RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's Madison Square Garden Event Remark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/we-dont-need-lessons-bjp-mumbai-president-ameet-satam-hits-back-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:33:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/we-dont-need-lessons-bjp-mumbai-president-ameet-satam-hits-back-at-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-over-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-madison-square-garden-event-remark-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP Mumbai president Ameet Satam responded to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's criticism of an event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden. Mamdani expressed his opposition to the event, stating he did not believe the city had jurisdiction to cancel a private gathering. Satam rebutted Mamdani's comments, asserting that institutions like the RSS contribute to nation-building, human service, and community cohesion, regardless of caste, creed, religion, or gender. He accused Mamdani of holding a \"distorted\" understanding of pluralism, arguing that his approach favored a narrow perspective. The planned event is part of the RSS's global outreach program to mark its centenary year, with Bhagwat scheduled to speak at Madison Square Garden on August 29. Various interfaith and civil rights organizations have protested the event, urging the venue to cancel it.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: BJP Mumbai president Ameet Satam hit back at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the latter said he did not support a planned event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Madison Square Garden, accusing the mayor of having a 'distorted' understanding of pluralism. Responding to Mamdani's remarks, Satam said India did not need lessons on an 'exclusionary vision' from someone he…",
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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."
}