Pune: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat came down heavily on the ‘Ram temple-like’ disputes happening at various places in the country, saying that they are not ‘acceptable’.
Delivering a lecture on 'India- The Vishwaguru' in Pune on Thursday, the RSS chief said that some individuals, following the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, are raking up such disputes to become ‘leaders of Hindus’, Hindustan Times reported.
Mohan Bhagwat’s reaction came against the backdrop of new controversies surrounding Shahi Jama Masjid in UP's Sambhal and Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.
‘India should set an example of how different faiths and ideologies can live together in harmony,’ Bhagwat said, adding that there is no majority or minority in India.
‘There is no majority or minority here; we all are one. Everyone should be able to practise their way of worshipping in this country,' he was quoted as saying.
Calling for Indians to learn from past mistakes, the RSS chief urged to set India a role model for the world, showing how inclusivity could be practicsed.
He made it clear that ‘The Ram temple was a matter of faith, and Hindus felt that it should be built... Raising issues about some new sites out of hate and enmity is unacceptable.’
He urged Indians to hark back to ancient culture saying that ‘Extremism, aggressiveness, forcefulness, and insulting others’ gods is not our culture’.