Bhagwat: Hinduism is a tradition |
Hindu tradition does not allow conversion by means that amount to aggression on an individual’s human rights, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said, emphasising that Hinduism is not a religion but a tradition which believes in accepting and respecting all identities. He was addressing a seminar on ‘Identity and Integration’, organised to mark the 50th anniversary of UK-based charity Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), in London recently. Bhagwat also said that “Hindu is a sanskriti and not a religion”.“Hindu is a tradition” which believes in “accepting, respecting and celebrating” all other identities. He said we don’t treat anyone like a foreigner…only politics sometimes disrupts all this. But these are ripples and then we revert to normalcy because it is in our blood. ,” he said. Mohan Bhagwat ji was in the UK as chief guest of HSS UK’s Mahashibir 2016, which concluded over the weekend.And, the seminar concluded his UK tour. In his message to the Hindu diaspora in the UK, Bhagwat said, “Hindus don’t insist call yourself Hindu. But the values are all the same…we all believe in unity of existence and doing sewa (service) Don’t fight among each other, stay united and work for the world’s good."
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