On August 26, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim and Indian American mayor of New York, voiced opposition to an event scheduled for August 29 featuring Mohan Bhagwat, chief of India's Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, calling the group's ideology 'exclusionary.'
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Zohran Mamdani says he opposes a right-wing Hindu nationalist event scheduled for next week at Madison Square Garden.
Mamdani opposes NYC event with leader of India's Hindu nationalist group Reuters
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is scheduled to speak at a Manhattan event on Aug 29.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani voiced opposition to an upcoming event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling the Hindu nationalist group's ideology "exclusionary" while acknowledging the city can't block a private event.
Zohran Mamdani called the Hindu nationalist group's ideology "exclusionary" ahead of Mohan Bhagwat's New York event. But can the mayor do anything to stop it?