RSS chief a ‘rashtra pita’, says All India Imam Organisation head after assembly with Bhagwat
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NEW DELHI: Taking ahead his outreach to the Muslim neighborhood, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday visited a mosque and a madrassa right here and held discussions with the chief of the All India Imam Organisation who termed him rashtra pita’.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sarsangchalak’ went to a mosque in central Delhi’s Kasturba Gandhi Marg and adopted it up with a go to to the Madarsa Tajweedul Quran in Azadpur in north Delhi.
This is the primary time he has visited a madrassa, an RSS official accompanying him stated.
All India Imam Organisation chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi used the rashtra pita’ descriptive for Bhagwat whereas speaking to kids on the madrassa.
However, Bhagwat intervened to say there is just one father of the nation and stated everyone seems to be Bharat ki santan’ (little one of the nation), based on the RSS official.
He stated the RSS chief additionally spoke to the youngsters about the necessity to know extra in regards to the nation and burdened that whereas the modes of worship could possibly be totally different, all religions should be revered.
Ilyasi and Bhagwat held talks for about an hour on the mosque, which additionally homes the workplace of the All India Imam Organisation and the cleric’s residence.
“He is a rashtra pita’. We discussed several issues for strengthening the country,” Ilyasi informed PTI, including that Bhagwat had visited the mosque in addition to madrassa on his invitation.
“With this visit of Bhagwat, a message should go that we all want to work towards strengthening India. For all of us, the nation comes first. Our DNA is the same, it is just that our religion and methods of worshipping god are different,” Ilyasi stated, echoing the RSS chief’s phrases.
Bhagwat was accompanied by senior Sangh functionaries, together with joint normal secretary Krishna Gopal and Muslim Rashtriya Manch patron Indresh Kumar.
In a press release after the visits, RSS Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar stated, “Sarsanghachalak meets people from all walks of life. It is a part of the continuous general ‘Samvad’ process.”
The vital visits by the pinnacle of the BJP’s ideological mentor got here on a day a number of probe companies carried out raids throughout the nation and arrested greater than 100 activists of the Popular Front of India for allegedly supporting terror actions within the nation.
The RSS chief has been holding discussions with Muslim intellectuals for strengthening communal concord over the previous few weeks.
He just lately met Delhi’s former lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, former Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui in addition to businessman Saeed Shervani.
During the assembly, Bhagwat reportedly raised the difficulty of the utilization of the phrase “kafir” for Hindus, which he stated doesn’t ship out an excellent message.
The group of Muslim intellectuals, on their half, objected to some right-wing activists calling Muslims “jihadi” and “Pakistanis”.
They additionally reportedly informed Bhagwat that the actual intent behind the phrase ‘kafir’ was one thing totally different however it’s now getting used as an abuse’ in some quarters.
The RSS chief, it’s learnt, acknowledged the views of the intellectuals and underscored that the “DNA of all Hindus and Muslims are same”.
The All India Imam Organisation is the consultant voice of the neighborhood of Indian imams and claims to be the most important imam organisation on the earth.
NEW DELHI: Taking ahead his outreach to the Muslim neighborhood, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday visited a mosque and a madrassa right here and held discussions with the chief of the All India Imam Organisation who termed him rashtra pita’.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sarsangchalak’ went to a mosque in central Delhi’s Kasturba Gandhi Marg and adopted it up with a go to to the Madarsa Tajweedul Quran in Azadpur in north Delhi.
This is the primary time he has visited a madrassa, an RSS official accompanying him stated.
All India Imam Organisation chief Umer Ahmed Ilyasi used the rashtra pita’ descriptive for Bhagwat whereas speaking to kids on the madrassa.
However, Bhagwat intervened to say there is just one father of the nation and stated everyone seems to be Bharat ki santan’ (little one of the nation), based on the RSS official.
He stated the RSS chief additionally spoke to the youngsters about the necessity to know extra in regards to the nation and burdened that whereas the modes of worship could possibly be totally different, all religions should be revered.
Ilyasi and Bhagwat held talks for about an hour on the mosque, which additionally homes the workplace of the All India Imam Organisation and the cleric’s residence.
“He is a rashtra pita’. We discussed several issues for strengthening the country,” Ilyasi informed PTI, including that Bhagwat had visited the mosque in addition to madrassa on his invitation.
“With this visit of Bhagwat, a message should go that we all want to work towards strengthening India. For all of us, the nation comes first. Our DNA is the same, it is just that our religion and methods of worshipping god are different,” Ilyasi stated, echoing the RSS chief’s phrases.
Bhagwat was accompanied by senior Sangh functionaries, together with joint normal secretary Krishna Gopal and Muslim Rashtriya Manch patron Indresh Kumar.
In a press release after the visits, RSS Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar stated, “Sarsanghachalak meets people from all walks of life. It is a part of the continuous general ‘Samvad’ process.”
The vital visits by the pinnacle of the BJP’s ideological mentor got here on a day a number of probe companies carried out raids throughout the nation and arrested greater than 100 activists of the Popular Front of India for allegedly supporting terror actions within the nation.
The RSS chief has been holding discussions with Muslim intellectuals for strengthening communal concord over the previous few weeks.
He just lately met Delhi’s former lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, former Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui in addition to businessman Saeed Shervani.
During the assembly, Bhagwat reportedly raised the difficulty of the utilization of the phrase “kafir” for Hindus, which he stated doesn’t ship out an excellent message.
The group of Muslim intellectuals, on their half, objected to some right-wing activists calling Muslims “jihadi” and “Pakistanis”.
They additionally reportedly informed Bhagwat that the actual intent behind the phrase ‘kafir’ was one thing totally different however it’s now getting used as an abuse’ in some quarters.
The RSS chief, it’s learnt, acknowledged the views of the intellectuals and underscored that the “DNA of all Hindus and Muslims are same”.
The All India Imam Organisation is the consultant voice of the neighborhood of Indian imams and claims to be the most important imam organisation on the earth.
