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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Madrassa Visit: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday asked the head of the All India Muslim Imam Organization, Umar Ahmed Ilyasi, to visit Kasturba Gandhi Marg in Delhi. Met in the mosque located. The meeting between the Sangh chief and Imam Umar Ahmed Ilyasi lasted for about an hour. Imam Ilyasi also called Bhagwat the ‘Father of the Nation’ and said that the RSS chief had visited Madrasa Tajveedul Quran in north Delhi on his invitation and interacted with the children there.
The ‘Sarsanghchalak’ of the RSS went to a mosque at Kasturba Gandhi Marg in central Delhi and then visited Madrasa Tajweedul Quran in Azadpur, North Delhi. An RSS official accompanying him told that this is the first time he has gone to a madrasa. Umar Ahmed Ilyasi, the head of the All India Imam Organization, used the word ‘Father of the Nation’ for Bhagwat while talking to the children in the madrassa. However, Bhagwat intervened saying that the nation has only one father and everyone is ‘Bharat ki santan’ (child of the nation).
Mohan Bhagwat interacts with children in Madrasa
He said the RSS chief also talked about the need for children to know more about the nation and stressed that while the methods of worship may differ, all religions should be respected. Ilyasi and Bhagwat talked for about an hour at the mosque, which also houses the office of the All India Imam Organization and the cleric’s residence. Mohan Bhagwat visited Madrasa and Masjid on the invitation of Ilyasi. During this, Ilyasi said about Mohan Bhagwat that, “He is a ‘Father of the Nation’. We discussed many issues to strengthen the country.”
After this visit of Mohan Bhagwat, RSS Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar said in a statement that Sarsanghchalak meets people from all walks of life. It is a part of the continuous normal ‘communication’ process. The crucial visit of the BJP ideological guru’s chief came on a day when several investigative agencies conducted raids across the country and over 100 workers of Popular Front of India (PFI) for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. Arrested him.
Discussion with Muslim intellectuals
The RSS chief has been in discussions with Muslim intellectuals for the past few weeks to strengthen communal harmony. He recently met former Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi, former Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah, former MP Shahid Siddiqui as well as businessman Saeed Sherwani. During the meeting, Bhagwat reportedly raised the issue of the use of the word “kafir” for Hindus, saying it does not send a good message. The group of Muslim intellectuals, on their part, objected to the calling of Muslims “Jihadi” and “Pakistani” by some right-wing activists.
RSS chief accepted the views of intellectuals
He also reportedly told Bhagwat that the original intention behind the word ‘kafir’ was somewhat different, but is now being used as ‘misbehaviour’. It is learned that the RSS chief accepted the views of the intellectuals and underlined that “the DNA of all Hindus and Muslims is the same.” The All India Imam Organization is the representative organization of the Indian Imam community and it is claimed that it is the largest Imam organization in the world.
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