RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says no problem if mosque is built in Ayodhya
5 years, 2 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says no problem if mosque is built in Ayodhya

India Today  

Rashtriya Swaysevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed a press conference at 1 pm after the Supreme Court announced its historic verdict in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title suit case. Follow live coverage of Ayodhya case verdict KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM HIS SPEECH: * RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for unity and said, "Irrespective of religion, we all are citizens of India. * Mohan Bhagwat welcomes Supreme Court's landmark verdict and said it has paved the way to resolve the dispute forever. * RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat addressed press conference shortly at Keshav Kunj parisar, Jhandewalan in Delhi.

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RSS mouthpiece contradicts Mohan Bhagwat’s warning on masjid-mandir disputes – ’denying right to know truth…’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

RSS mouthpiece contradicts Mohan Bhagwat’s warning on masjid-mandir disputes – ’denying right to know truth…’

Live Mint  

Knowing the real history of disputed sites and structures is important for ‘civilisational justice,’ the latest issue of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated magazine, the Organiser, says, days after Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat warned against fresh temple-mosque disputes in the country. The magazine has carried a cover story titled 'Battle for Civilisational Justice' on the Sambhal Jama Masjid controversy, where it …

RSS-linked magazine differs with Mohan Bhagwat over temple-mosque disputes
2 weeks, 2 days ago

RSS-linked magazine differs with Mohan Bhagwat over temple-mosque disputes

India Today  

Days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over the resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes in the country, an RSS-affiliated magazine took a different stance, saying knowing the real history of disputed sites and structures was important for "civilisational justice". The editorial, which mentioned how a temple "existed" in place of the Shahi Jama Masjid, argued that understanding the "truth" …

Seers upset over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s mandir-masjid statement. How Hindu gurus reacted
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Seers upset over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s mandir-masjid statement. How Hindu gurus reacted

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent statement on the ‘mandir-masjid’ issue seems to have not gone down well with seers. Seers' organisation Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has criticised on Monday Mohan Bhagwat's remarks saying such religious matters should be decided by religious leaders rather than the RSS, The Times of India reported. Swami Jitendranand Saraswati said despite Mohan Bhagwat's …

’Mohan Bhagwat not our disciplinarian’: RSS chief’s ‘mandir-masjid’ remark has no takers in Hindu seer groups
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

’Mohan Bhagwat not our disciplinarian’: RSS chief’s ‘mandir-masjid’ remark has no takers in Hindu seer groups

Live Mint  

Amid escalating tensions surrounding Mandir-Masjid disputes in northern India, including contentious sites like the Kashi Viswanath temple and Shahi Idgah mosque, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has cautioned against inflaming communal divides. Seer organisation like Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti criticised on Monday RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's critic of trend of wannabe Hindu leaders raking up temple-mosque disputes at various sites. Saraswati …

'He Isn't Our Disciplinarian': Swami Rambhadracharya Slams Mohan Bhagwat Over Mandir-Masjid Remark
2 weeks, 4 days ago

'He Isn't Our Disciplinarian': Swami Rambhadracharya Slams Mohan Bhagwat Over Mandir-Masjid Remark

ABP News  

Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya has expressed his reservation over a remark by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat who said that some wannabe politicians are trying to be ‘leader of Hindus’. Let me make it clear, Mohan Bhagwat is not our disciplinarian, but we are," the Hindu seer said while speaking to IANS. The RSS chief said no one will become …

Muslim Leaders, Oppn Hail Mohan Bhagwat's Remarks On Temple-Mosque Disputes
3 weeks ago

Muslim Leaders, Oppn Hail Mohan Bhagwat's Remarks On Temple-Mosque Disputes

ABP News  

New Delhi, Dec 20 Several political leaders, particularly from the Opposition, have welcomed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement condemning certain Hindu leaders for raising issues about new Hindu sites driven by hate and enmity. “Mohan Bhagwat’s statement is correct, but what about the violence against Muslims -- mob lynchings, demolitions of their homes, and other oppressive acts? Samajwadi …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat warns against fresh temple-mosque disputes – ‘not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred’
3 weeks ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat warns against fresh temple-mosque disputes – ‘not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred’

Live Mint  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that it is ‘unacceptable’ to rake up new temple-mosque disputes in India while reiterating that Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was a matter of faith. “Under the burden of the extreme past, it is not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred, malice, enmity, suspicion and rake up such new issues on a daily …

RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics
3 weeks ago

RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics

Hindustan Times  

Muslim clerics welcomed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on Thursday raising concerns over the resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes in the country. RSS chief’s statement important, people must listen to him: Clerics The national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi said: “Everyone must listen to what has to say and also follow it. …

'Ayodhya Is Done; No Space For Mandir-Masjid Conflict Now': Mohan Bhagwat
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Ayodhya Is Done; No Space For Mandir-Masjid Conflict Now': Mohan Bhagwat

ABP News  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed the frequent raking up of Hindu-Muslim issues to foment communal discord in India. Without mentioning the cases filed in courts over temples purportedly being under mosques, Mohan Bhagwat said: "There should be a Ram Temple and it indeed happened. Mohan Bhagwat On Minorities Although Bhagwat did not explicitly mention the violence against Hindus in …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on rising temple-mosque disputes: 'Not acceptable'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on rising temple-mosque disputes: 'Not acceptable'

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday expressed concern over the resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes in the country, PTI has reported. Bhagwat, while delivering a lecture on 'India- The Vishwaguru' in Pune, said that some individuals, following the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, are under the impression that they can become "leaders of Hindus" by raking …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says don't need new mandir-masjid disputes
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says don't need new mandir-masjid disputes

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has expressed concern over resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes and said certain individuals, after the construction of Ayodhya Ram temple, seem to believe they can become “leaders of Hindus” by raking up such issues. Delivering a lecture on ‘India – The Vishwaguru’, at Sahjeevan Vyakhyanmala here on Thursday, Bhagwat advocated for an inclusive society and said …

Akhilesh Yadav scoffs at RSS chief's mosque-mandir remark: 'What about Sambhal?'
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Akhilesh Yadav scoffs at RSS chief's mosque-mandir remark: 'What about Sambhal?'

India Today  

After RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark over the temple-mosque dispute, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the timing of the statement while referring to the death of 5 people in UP's Sambhal. Slamming Mohan Bhagwat's remarks, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "When five people lost their lives in Sambhal and many others were humiliated, they are now saying every …

RSS chief jabs aspiring 'leaders of Hindus' over temple-mosque disputes
3 weeks, 1 day ago

RSS chief jabs aspiring 'leaders of Hindus' over temple-mosque disputes

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday took a jibe at aspiring Hindu leaders for stirring up "Ram-temple-like" disputes at various places across India. Calling attention to India's pluralistic society, the RSS chief said that Christmas is observed in Swami Ramakrishnan Mission, emphasising that "only we can do this because we are Hindus”. Drawing two parallel examples from the Mughal Empire, …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says don't need new mandir-masjid disputes
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says don't need new mandir-masjid disputes

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has expressed concern over resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes and said certain individuals, after the construction of Ayodhya Ram temple, seem to believe they can become “leaders of Hindus” by raking up such issues. Delivering a lecture on ‘India – The Vishwaguru’, at Sahjeevan Vyakhyanmala here on Thursday, Bhagwat advocated for an inclusive society and said …

Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of ignoring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice, dividing society
1 month, 1 week ago

Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of ignoring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice, dividing society

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the top BJP leadership of attempting to divide society by conducting surveys at every mosque in the country, adding that the saffron party was ignoring the advice of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. Addressing a large …

Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mosque-temple spat: Why has India’s Sambhal exploded into violent clashes?

Al Jazeera  

Fears for the future of a mosque stoked tensions, but lawyers say India’s Supreme Court also bears responsibility. Within a few minutes, Tasleem received a phone call he will never forget: “My elder brother was shot dead by the police in daylight.” Protests had broken out in Sambhal on Sunday morning after a local court ordered an archaeological survey of …

Ayodhya temple live telecast case is an attempt to portray Tamil Nadu Govt as ‘anti-Hindu’, DGP’s response in Supreme Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Ayodhya temple live telecast case is an attempt to portray Tamil Nadu Govt as ‘anti-Hindu’, DGP’s response in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Director General of Police on January 29 told the Supreme Court that a deliberate attempt was made to portray the State Government as “anti-Hindu”. Tamil Nadu Additional Advocate General Amit Anand Tiwari submitted that the case was already pending in the Madras High Court and the petitioner should approach it. Allegations are totally baseless and false, says …

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future

Al Jazeera  

As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them. Ayodhya/Lucknow, India – Wearing her hijab, Yusra Hussain stood in the queue to enter a makeshift temple to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, the northern Indian city believed to be his birthplace. For many among India’s 200 million Muslims, the …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha to mark start of ‘reconstruction’ of Bharatvarsh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha to mark start of ‘reconstruction’ of Bharatvarsh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Temple will mark the beginning of the campaign for reconstruction of Bharatvarsh. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat reaches Lucknow to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Jan 22, on Sunday. Read full coverage of Ayodhya Ram Temple event "The …

’Will maintain neutrality from religion...treat all equally’: BJP minister
11 months, 3 weeks ago

’Will maintain neutrality from religion...treat all equally’: BJP minister

Live Mint  

Ravi Shankar Prasad has asserted that India 'will maintain neutrality from religion and the State will treat all religions equally,' amid the preparations for the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya's Lord Ram temple. Opposing the views of India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prasad said that Modi, " is going there as a real worshipper of Lord Ram, and he …

Ayodhya case litigant Iqbal Ansari invited to Ram Temple event
1 year ago

Ayodhya case litigant Iqbal Ansari invited to Ram Temple event

The Hindu  

Iqbal Ansari, who was a litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case, on Friday received an invitation for the Ram Temple consecration scheduled for January 22. The invitation was extended by the members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust at Mr. Ansari’s house in Ayodhya. After receiving the invitation, Mr. Ansari said that Ayodhya is the land of religious …

OPINION | OPPOSITION CONFUSED ON RAM TEMPLE ISSUE
1 year ago

OPINION | OPPOSITION CONFUSED ON RAM TEMPLE ISSUE

India TV News  

There seems to be utter confusion among anti-Modi INDIA opposition bloc leaders over the Ayodhya Ram Temple issue, with leaders of different parties taking divergent stands. Maharashtra NCP leader Jitendra Awhad had to apologize with folded hands over his remark that Lord Ram was non-vegetarian. Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that it was Rajiv …

Subramaniam Swami attacks Cong during Ayodhya visit
1 year, 2 months ago

Subramaniam Swami attacks Cong during Ayodhya visit

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday attacked the Congress on his first visit to Ayodhya after the Supreme Court paved way for construction of the Ram temple on November 5, 2019. alliance of opposition parties, Swamy said that internal strife was being reported daily and ticket distribution would be a big problem. Swami also paid obeisance to …

'I'm Now A Man at Peace': Remembering Zafaryab Jilani, Lawyer Who Spent 45 Years Fighting Ayodhya Case
1 year, 7 months ago

'I'm Now A Man at Peace': Remembering Zafaryab Jilani, Lawyer Who Spent 45 Years Fighting Ayodhya Case

News 18  

Advocate Zafaryab Jilani, the man who became the face of the Muslim side in the long-drawn legal battle of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, breathed his last in Lucknow on Wednesday afternoon. In Lucknow, barely two hundred metres from the Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s office, at the imposing Lok Bhawan building is located the legal chamber inside the Islamia …

OPINION | Bhagwat’s remarks about Muslims, should be seen in the right context
1 year, 11 months ago

OPINION | Bhagwat’s remarks about Muslims, should be seen in the right context

India TV News  

Mohan Bhagwat 'Muslim' remarks : Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat has created a controversy by making a statement that ‘Muslims have nothing to fear in India, but they must abandon their claim of supremacy.’ In a recent interview with RSS organs ‘Organiser’ and ‘Panchajanya’, Bhagwat said, “the simple truth is this- Hindustan should remain Hindustan. He is directly …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat targeted for asking Muslims to abandon rhetorics of supremacy
1 year, 11 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat targeted for asking Muslims to abandon rhetorics of supremacy

Op India  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks in his recent interview with Organiser and Panchjanya had knickers of some of the usual suspects in a twist as they fulminated against him for asking Muslims of India to abandon rhetorics of supremacy. From CPM leader Brinda Karat to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, a raft of opposition leaders objected to Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks in …

‘After 100 years a mosque will be built after demolishing Ram temple’: Maulana Sajid Rashidi spews hate, says Muslims will not be silent in future
2 years ago

‘After 100 years a mosque will be built after demolishing Ram temple’: Maulana Sajid Rashidi spews hate, says Muslims will not be silent in future

Op India  

As the construction of a grand temple at the Shri Ram Janambhoomi continues in full swing, Maulana Sajid Rashid, the chairman of All India Imam Association has stoked controversy by saying that after 100 years when Muslims come to power in India, the Ram temple at Ayodhya will be demolished and a mosque will be built at its place. Maulana …

Ayodhya moves on three decades after the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition
2 years, 1 month ago

Ayodhya moves on three decades after the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition

The Hindu  

Three decades after the demolition of the Babri mosque, people in this pilgrim city seem to have moved on and appear to be treating its anniversary Tuesday almost like any other day. Police are describing the security arrangements in Ayodhya for December 6 – the day 30 years back when "kar sevaks" razed the 16th century mosque as “routine”. VHP …

Mohan Bhagwat is 'rashtra pita', says top Muslim cleric after RSS chief visits mosque
2 years, 3 months ago

Mohan Bhagwat is 'rashtra pita', says top Muslim cleric after RSS chief visits mosque

India Today  

All India Imam Organisation head Umer Ahmed Ilyasi called Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat ‘rashtra pita’. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who has been reaching out to Muslim leaders, had called on the prominent cleric in Delhi on Thursday. Mohan Bhagwat visited a mosque and a madrasa in Delhi on Thursday and held discussions with the chief of the All …

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Muslim intellectuals, discusses religious harmony
2 years, 3 months ago

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Muslim intellectuals, discusses religious harmony

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday, met with many Muslim intellectuals including Chief Imam, Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi. After the controversy erupted regarding Gyanvapi also, the RSS Chief met with Muslim intellectuals and academicians. Earlier on Tuesday, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat met with many Muslim intellectuals and discussed recent controversies and ways to strengthen religious …

Imam Umer Ahmed ilyasi Ilyasi calls RSS chief Mohan Bagwat
2 years, 3 months ago

Imam Umer Ahmed ilyasi Ilyasi calls RSS chief Mohan Bagwat

The Hindu  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday paid a visit to Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief imam of the All India Imam Organisation, at the latter’s residence in Delhi. Mr. Bhagwat, who was accompanied by senior RSS functionaries Krishna Gopal, Ram Lal and Indresh Kumar, is said to have had a brief discussion with Mr. Ilyasi on issues relating to …

RSS chief visits mosque amid outreach to Muslim community
2 years, 3 months ago

RSS chief visits mosque amid outreach to Muslim community

India Today  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat met with Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, the chief cleric of the All India Imam Organization, at a mosque in the heart of Delhi on Thursday. Earlier, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat held a closed-door meeting with prominent Muslim intellectuals, former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung, and former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi. A meeting was sought by …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, chief imam meet, discuss ways to promote communal unity
2 years, 3 months ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, chief imam meet, discuss ways to promote communal unity

Hindustan Times  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief Imam of All India Imam Organisation on Thursday. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat held a meeting with Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi. Five eminent Muslims, including the former LG of Delhi, Najeeb Jung And former election commissioner SY Quraishi met Bhagwat with the proposal to work on a strategy to work …

RSS chief holds meeting with Muslim intellectuals, ex-Delhi LG on communal harmony
2 years, 3 months ago

RSS chief holds meeting with Muslim intellectuals, ex-Delhi LG on communal harmony

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with prominent Muslim intellectuals, former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung and former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi. Former Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Lt General Zamiruddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui, and philanthropist Saeed Shervani were also present in the closed-door meeting. A meeting was sought by these prominent Muslim intellectuals …

Muslim intellectuals meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, discuss plan to strengthen communal harmony in country
2 years, 3 months ago

Muslim intellectuals meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, discuss plan to strengthen communal harmony in country

India TV News  

A group of Muslim intellectuals, including former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi and former Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung, recently met RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and chalked out a plan to strengthen communal harmony in the country, sources said on Tuesday. Former Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Lt General Zamiruddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui, and philanthropist Saeed Shervani were …

1986: Babri Masjid unlocked
2 years, 4 months ago

1986: Babri Masjid unlocked

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The Rajiv Gandhi government’s overturning of the Supreme Court judgment in the Shah Bano case had not only riled the Indian middle class and the intelligentsia but also given a boost to the Hindu right wing and its majoritarian playbook. In a move most experts believe was made at the prompting of the …

Listen to Mohan Bhagwat – he means well | OPINION
2 years, 7 months ago

Listen to Mohan Bhagwat – he means well | OPINION

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, on June 2, 2022, made some important statements in an attempt to douse inflamed communal passions. He stressed that the RSS had already made it clear that its participation in the Ayodhya agitation was a one-time exception and it would refrain from undertaking any more agitations. - Mohan Bhagwat On July 4 last year, in Ghaziabad, …

'Its a matter of faith for Hindus': Mohan Bhagwat on the Gyanvapi issue
2 years, 7 months ago

'Its a matter of faith for Hindus': Mohan Bhagwat on the Gyanvapi issue

Op India  

In his first remark on the ongoing disputed Gyanvapi mosque row, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday, June 2, that the disputed structure of the Gyanvapi mosque has a history that cannot be disputed. In the attacks,Devsthans were demolished to exhaust morale of those who wanted India’s independence: RSS chief pic.twitter.com/SZfIxou0NJ — ANI June 2, 2022 The …

Opinion | Why Mohan Bhagwat said: “Don't look for Shivling in every mosque”
2 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Why Mohan Bhagwat said: “Don't look for Shivling in every mosque”

India TV News  

In a major development, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh supremo Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday ruled out any agitation on the ongoing Gyanvapi mosque issue. Addressing the RSS officers’ training camp in Nagpur, Bhagwat said the issue of Gyanvapi relates to the belief of millions of Hindus, but there will be no agitation on this. If any decision comes from the court, it …

Why look for 'Shivling' in every mosque, asks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
2 years, 7 months ago

Why look for 'Shivling' in every mosque, asks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

India Today  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the Gyanvapi dispute involves some issues of faith and the court's decision on it should be accepted by all, but also there was no need to find a ‘Shivling’ in every mosque and start a new dispute every day. Why look for a ‘Shivling’ in every Masjid?” asked Mohan Bhagwat while addressing the …

RSS won’t launch temple stir, says Mohan Bhagwat
2 years, 7 months ago

RSS won’t launch temple stir, says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

While stating that the Gyanvapi mosque had a history that one could not change, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said there was no need to look for shivlings in mosques daily and needlessly escalate a controversy. Speaking in Nagpur during the concluding ceremony of an RSS training programme, Mr. Bhagwat said the Sangh was not interested in …

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
2 years, 7 months ago

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. “It is a way to tell Muslims that their public display of faith in India is no more accepted and that the alleged humiliation heaped on them by …

‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas

Al Jazeera  

India’s top court and a court in Varanasi hear petitions filed by Hindu groups claiming a Mughal-era mosque has relics of Lord Shiva. In an interim order on Tuesday, the top court said Muslim prayers at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi should not be disturbed, while the area where Hindu religious relics were said to be found should …

Gyanvapi: Fading Minorityism in India and Zealots’ Last Stand - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

Gyanvapi: Fading Minorityism in India and Zealots’ Last Stand - News18

News 18  

Turning on the news these days usually entails listening to shrieking voices over the Gyanvapi Mandir in Kashi. As per Altekar’s 1937 book History of Benares: From the Earliest Times Down to 1937, which was written when he was the dean of Banaras Hindu University’s Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, the Gyanvapi Mosque is said to have been …

Dr Mohan Bhagwat speech at RSS Foundation Day event on Vijayadashami: Key points
3 years, 2 months ago

Dr Mohan Bhagwat speech at RSS Foundation Day event on Vijayadashami: Key points

Op India  

On Friday, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat performed ‘Shastra pooja’ on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami. He stated, “We don’t want a culture that widens the divide, but the one that binds the nation…Partition of the country is a sad history, the truth of this history should be faced, to bring back the lost integrity and unity, the new …

The name of the mosque in Ayodhya announced by IICF
3 years, 7 months ago

The name of the mosque in Ayodhya announced by IICF

Op India  

On June 5, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation announced that the mosque-hospital project in Ayodhya would be named after the noted freedom fighter and revolutionary Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi. IICF has decided to dedicate the entire project that comprises a mosque, a 200-bed hospital, a museum, a community kitchen and a research centre after Faizabadi, who was also known as the “lighthouse …

After Ayodhya, another mosque-temple dispute brews in India’s UP
3 years, 9 months ago

After Ayodhya, another mosque-temple dispute brews in India’s UP

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – A court in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has passed an order related to a dispute over a centuries-old mosque and a temple situated next to each other – a case reminiscent of a similar and bloody dispute in another temple town, controversially resolved in 2019. The court in Varanasi town on Thursday directed the Archaeological Survey …

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26

Al Jazeera  

The project is a part of the settlement of a case surrounding the demolition of the Babri Mosque by a Hindu mob in 1992. A Muslim group in India says it will start the construction of a mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya on January 26, the day the South Asian nation celebrates its Republic Day. @athardesi @FaruqiZufar …

SDPIs Tasleem Rehmani vows to rebuild Babri even it takes 1000 years
4 years, 3 months ago

SDPIs Tasleem Rehmani vows to rebuild Babri even it takes 1000 years

Op India  

Secretary of Social Democratic Party of India Tasleem Rehmani made some highly provocative comments during a TV debate on Zee News. Arguing with a co-panellist on the debate over Krishna Janmanbhoomi, Rehmani threatened that Babri Masjid will be rebuilt in Ayodhya even if it takes 1000 years. When the anchor called out Rehmani for having double standards, he said that …

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