If 1.25 crore Hindus want...: RSS chief's message for Bangladesh minorities
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Speaking at an event in Mumbai to mark 100 years of the RSS, Mohan Bhagwat said that 1.25 crore Hindus in Bangladesh will get global Hindu support if they stay and fight for their rights amid rising violence against minorities.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday delivered a sharp message on the situation of Hindus in crisis-hit Bangladesh, saying that if the country's Hindu population decides to stand and fight for its rights, they will receive the support of Hindus across the world.
"There are about 1.25 crore Hindus in Bangladesh. If they decide to stay there and fight, all Hindus across the world will help them," Bhagwat said while addressing the second day of the RSS lecture series in Mumbai.
Bhagwat was speaking at the two-day Vyakhyanmala titled ‘100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons’, organised to mark the RSS centenary at the Nehru Centre in Worli.
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