275 former Judges, officials slam U.S. international religious freedom report
The Hindu
275 former judges and officials criticize USCIRF's report on religious freedom, calling it biased and lacking credible evidence.
As many as 275 former judges, civil servants and armed forces veterans have criticised a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which recommended a ban on the RSS.
Terming it "highly motivated", they said it displayed "intellectual bankruptcy and deranged calculations".
In a joint statement issued on Saturday (March 21, 2026), they urged the U.S. government to carry out a strict background check of all the contributors to this "highly prejudiced and untenable report" in USCIRF, alleging vested interests aimed at vitiating their goodwill with the people of Bharat.
"USCIRF's recommendation to freeze assets, restricted movement of Bharatiya citizens and placing restrictions on those associated with RSS is highly motivated, and displays intellectual bankruptcy and deranged conclusions," the signatories said in a joint statement.
"All six commissioners of USCIRF are appointed by U.S. Government and funded by American Taxpayers through the U.S. Congress. We call upon the U.S. Government to carry out a strict background check of all the contributors to this report in USCIRF.
"It will be an eye opener to the tax payers of U.S., whose funds are being used by USCIRF to produce highly prejudiced and untenable reports to promote hidden agenda of some anti-Bharat vested interests to vitiate their goodwill with the people of Bharat," they added.
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