KNews Desk: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat These days he is on a tour of America under the Global Outreach Program on the occasion of completion of 100 years of the Sangh. Apart from America, Canada and Britain are also included in his tour.
Mohan Bhagwat is going to address the people of the Indian community at the famous Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York on Saturday. About 5,000 people are expected to participate in this program.
Bhagwat's pictures seen at Times Square
Mohan Bhagwat's pictures were shown on a prominent billboard in Times Square on Friday evening before the event at Madison Square Garden.
His photographs were displayed on billboards with the theme of 'Resolve, Harmony and Dialogue'. After the pictures surfaced, many people from the Indian-American community reached Times Square and got themselves photographed in front of the billboard.
What is the program happening in MSG?
The event to be held at Madison Square Garden has been named 'Universal Oneness Celebration'. It is being organized by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD).
According to the organizers, this program is a special gathering organized on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. In this, through cultural presentations and keynote address, the concept of global unity and 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' i.e. considering the entire world as one family will be discussed.
Opposition also regarding Bhagwat's program
However, some civil rights organizations have also expressed objection to Mohan Bhagwat's Madison Square Garden program.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has also said that he does not support this program. However, he also said that since the event was private, the city probably did not have the authority to cancel it.
During his US tour, Mohan Bhagwat is meeting and interacting with Indian-American businessmen, NRI community and various community leaders.
He also visited the Bhakti Center in New York. During this time he ISKCON's founder Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Paid tribute to. Mohan Bhagwat's visit to America is for RSS completion of 100 years This is part of the global contact campaign being run on the occasion of.