纽约市长反对RSS负责人在麦迪逊广场花园的活动

纽约市长Zohran Mamdani于8月26日公开表示，不支持印度教民族主义组织RSS负责人Mohan Bhagwat即将在麦迪逊广场花园举行的活动，但他承认市政府可能无权取消这一私人活动 1。Mamdani是纽约市历史上首位穆斯林及印度裔市长 1。

Bhagwat定于周六在麦迪逊广场花园发表演讲，参加名为“Universal Oneness Celebration”的活动，预计将吸引约5000名参与者 1。该活动由American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue组织，获得135个美国印度教组织的支持，同时也是RSS百年纪念全球巡回活动的一部分 1。

Hindus for Human Rights、Indian American Muslim Council和Interfaith Center of New York等多个跨信仰与民权团体批评该活动并呼吁取消，指责RSS煽动针对少数群体的暴力与排斥 1。此外，美国国际宗教自由委员会敦促对RSS实施制裁 1。RSS成立于1925年，是印度总理莫迪所属人民党的意识形态母体 1。

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the city's first Muslim and Indian American mayor, publicly expressed his opposition to an event featuring Mohan Bhagwat, the head of the Hindu nationalist organization RSS 1. Speaking on Tuesday, August 26, Mamdani stated his disapproval of the event while acknowledging that the city government likely lacks the authority to cancel the private gathering 1. Bhagwat is scheduled to deliver a speech at Madison Square Garden this Saturday 1.

The event, titled the "Universal Oneness Celebration," is part of the RSS's centennial global tour and is expected to draw approximately 5,000 attendees 1. It is organized by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue and has garnered support from 135 Hindu American organizations 1. However, the gathering has faced criticism from various interfaith and civil rights groups, including Hindus for Human Rights, the Indian American Muslim Council, and the Interfaith Center of New York 1. These organizations have called for the event's cancellation, accusing the RSS of inciting violence and exclusion against minority communities 1. Furthermore, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the imposition of sanctions against the RSS 1. Founded in 1925, the RSS serves as the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party, to which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs 1.