Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday met with many Muslim intellectuals, including Chief Imam, Dr. Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi.
As per sources close to the RSS, issues like the Hijab controversy, Gyanvapi, and the maintenance of peace and harmony among religions were discussed in the meeting. Other than Bhagwat, senior RSS members including Dr Krishna Gopal, Indresh Kumar, Ramlal and Karish Kumar also participated in today’s meeting.
According to Sunil Ambekar, the RSS’s Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, the meeting was part of the “Samvad” process. “RSS Sarsanghachalak meets people from all walks of life. It’s part of a continuous general “Samvad” process,” Ambekar said.
The hijab controversy began in a Karnataka college and is currently being heard in the Supreme Court.It also came up in the findings of intelligence agencies that PFI was behind triggering the controversy.
After the controversy erupted regarding Gyanvapi, 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 inclusivity in the country.
According to RSS sources, the meeting was held to spread Sangh ideas and promote the theme of religious inclusivity. Recent incidents like the Gyanvapi controversy, the Hijab controversy, and population control were discussed in the meeting.
The meeting was attended by many intellectuals like former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Qureshi, former Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung, former Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Lieutenant General Zameer Uddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui and businessman Saeed Shervani.
After visiting a mosque at Kasturba Gandhi Marg, RSS chief went to the Azad Market Madrasa Tajweedul Quran in Old Delhi and interacted with the children and also had a piece of advice for them.