RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Addresses World Hindu Congress in Chicago, Says Hindus have no Aspiration of Dominance

New Delhi: RSS Chief and Right Wing stalwart Mohan Bhagwat speaking of world unity and society building during the second World Hindu Congress in Chicago said that Hindus have no aspiration of dominance and the community will prosper only when it works as a society.

Urging about unification for the betterment of humanity and mankind, RRS Chief Bhagwat told that the community leaders to imbibe oneness and advised that the one of the key values to bring the whole world into a team is to have controlled ego and learn to accept the consensus.

Bhagwat was addressing a gathering of about 2,500 delegates in Chicago when he made the statement.

It may be mentioned that the second World Hindu Congress was held to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s historic speech at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1893 in Chicago.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhagwat said, “If a lion is alone, wild dogs can invade and destroy the lion. We must not forget that. We want to make the world better. We have no aspiration of dominance. Our influence is not a result of conquest or colonization.”

The RSS Chief reiterated that he describes himself not as “anti-modern”, but as “pro-future”.

“One of the key values to bring the whole world into a team is to have controlled ego and learn to accept the consensus. For example, Lord Krishna and Yudhishtra never contradicted each other,” Bhagwat added.

Bhagval elucidated on examples of war and politics described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, and said politics cannot be done like a meditation session, one has to understand the complicacies involved in it and act accordingly.

Lauding the Hindus for producing large number of meritorious people, Bhagwat also pointed out the weakness saying, “But they never come together. Coming together of Hindus in itself is a difficult thing.”

SP Kothari, chair of WHC, said, “I categorically reject this supposition,” Kothari said. “I urge them to listen to my talk and reflect on whether it is tainted with hate. I have chosen to disregard those petitions as originating from a lack of complete understanding of the Word Hindu Congress.”

“The three goals of WHC are enlighten, reform and advance. WHC brings enlightenment throughout the world about Hindu community through spirituality, harmony and inclusiveness,” Kothari added.

Vice-president of the Republic of Suriname, Ashwin Adhin, in his address said, “We as Hindus never forsake our mission. Hindus have always been the missionaries of renunciation and service.”

“Words like peace, harmony and spirituality do not appeal to ordinary people easily and they have to be framed in the right perspective terms so that they become established in people’s mind,” Adhin said.

Notable Bollywood actor and public speaker Anupam Kher addressing the gathering also said Hinduism is a way of life and one becomes a Hindu by living like one.

“Tolerance was the centrepiece of Vivekananda’s message. Despite being refugees in their own country, Kashmiri Pandits have practiced tolerance for 28 years like nobody ever has,” the veteran actor reiterated.