There is a need to guard against fear-mongering that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is against minorities or that Islam is in danger in India. I believe that the DNA of the people of India is the same and that both Hindus and Muslims are one entity,” said Mohan Rao Bhagwat, Sarsanghchalak, RSS, on Sunday.
He was speaking at the Kitaab book launch event where he unveiled Khwaja Iftikhar Ahmed’s book - “The Meeting of Minds: A Bridging Initiative”. The book launch at Ghaziabad was organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation of Kolkata in association with Muslim Rashtriya Manch and presented by Shree Cement.“When people speak about the need for Hindu-Muslim unity, we say we are already one, we are not separate,” Bhagwat said.
Leading professors, scholars, students and eminent personalities from across the globe attended the event that was streamed live. “This is a historic moment as intellectuals meet at one point.
The book, which took me eleven months to write, is an honest straight forward account of economics, politics, emotional and many other aspects that determine our national interest; and the fate of tomorrow’s India.
We need dialogue and not deadlock, there should be trust and brotherhood among Hindus and Muslims and together we shall make India the Rs Vishwa Guru’,” said author Khwaja Iftikhar Ahmed who is revered scholar, philosopher and academic.
“Honesty, integrity and credibility are the hallmarks of any relationship and would guide all the future actions and initiatives. He lamented that secular politics of today has brought us to a dead end,” said, Khwaja, whose book is now available in English, Hindi and Urdu.