Activists urge Mamdani to cancel Hindu nationalist event in New York City

Activists urge Mamdani to cancel Hindu nationalist event in New York City Submitted by Azad Essa on Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:58 The mayor is being urged to cancel an event featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and condemn the movement's rising presence in the US A mobile billboard truck displays a message urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to call for the cancellation of the RSS leader's event on 29 August 2026 (IAMC/X) Off Activists are urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to cancel an event that will be held at Madison Square Garden this weekend and will be headlined by the head of India's Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh paramilitary organisation (RSS). Demonstrators are expected to assemble outside City Hall on Tuesday to demand the mayor cancel the event, which will feature controversial RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and to condemn the organisation's growing influence in the United States. "Mohan Bhagwat does not represent Hindus.