Shankaracharya meets Bangladeshi Hindus, assures to lift issues with govt

VARANASI: Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Wednesday met a bunch of Bangladeshi Hindus right here and warranted them of elevating their issues with the federal government. The 12-member group of Hindus from Bangladesh met the Shankaracharya and sought his intervention to make sure the safety of their faith and requested assist to have them settled in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has witnessed large-scale violence, together with in opposition to minority Hindus, because the change of presidency earlier this yr after main protests.
Swami Avimukteshwaranand assured the visiting group that he would write to the federal government, urging motion on the matter.
“Hindus in Bangladesh are being persecuted solely because of their faith. These families shared their grievances with me, and I will convey their concerns to the Indian government,” the Shankaracharya stated.
Requested by reporters about Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat‘s recent remarks, the Shankaracharya accused him of making politically motivated statements.
“Bhagwat has claimed that some people raise these issues to become leaders, but I want to clarify that ordinary Hindus do not aspire to become leaders. He does not truly understand the plight of common Hindus,” Swami Avimukteshwaranand said.
“When Bhagwat and his associates were not in power, they were eager to build the Ram temple. Now that they are in power, such statements are unnecessary,” he added.
He further remarked, “Mohan Bhagwat does not understand the pain of the common Hindu.”
Uttar Pradesh of late has witnessed several litigations filed in various courts related to temple-mosque disputes from Sambhal’s Shahi Jama to Budaun’s Jama Masjid Shamsi and Atala Masjid in Jaunpur, the place Hindu petitioners have sought permission to supply prayers, claiming that historical temples existed on the websites the place the mosques now stand.
The RSS chief had on December 19 expressed concern over resurgence of a number of temple-mosque disputes and asserted that sure people, after the development of Ayodhya’s Ram temple, appear to consider they will change into “leaders of Hindus” by raking up such points.
Delivering a lecture on ‘India – The Vishwaguru’, at Sahjeevan Vyakhyanmala (lecture sequence) at Pune in Maharashtra, Bhagwat advocated for an inclusive society and stated the world must be proven that the nation can stay collectively in concord.