NY mayor Mamdani makes a stink over RSS event, stirs up row among Indian diaspora

Mamdani says he opposes RSS event at Madison Square Garden but can't cancel it, sparking backlash from BJP leaders and debate among NRIsWASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has stirred up a row among sections of the diaspora – and between Indian political parties – by declaring that he does not support a planned Aug 29 appearance by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at MSG, while conceding that his office probably cannot cancel it.The gathering, billed as the 'Universal Oneness Celebration' and organised by American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue, is expected to draw about 5,000 Indian Americans during the RSS’s centenary-year global outreach. “I don’t support the rally, but I don’t know if the city has any jurisdiction on cancelling a private event,” Mamdani told reporters T