Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Right-wing Hindu organization in IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is in the spotlight after being invited to the G20 Religion Forum or Religion G20 in November.
News of the invitation came from Deputy Secretary General of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Council, Najib Azca.
“The main figures of the Hindu religion of India who are in power today, namely the BJP” [Bharatiya Janata Party]mass organization is RSS,” Najib told the Transmedia Office last weekend.
He then said, “But we want to involve a representative Hindu community in India.”
Najib did not deny the problematic track record of RSS and BJP in India. However, he said he deliberately invited world religious leaders to have an honest dialogue, there are still religious issues.
“Whether we like it or not, we have a relationship with them,” he said.
Apart from the R20 invitation, what exactly is RSS?
RSS is an organization founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar British.
Initially, this group was a movement against British rule and in response to Hindu and Muslim riots. However, over time, the Hindustani point of view became their “compass”.
Hedgewar is a person who likes to read the writings of Hindu nationalist ideology Binayak Damodar Savarkar. He also adopted Savarkar’s view of the need to create a “Hindu nation”.
“Hindu culture is the cornerstone of Hindustan, so it is clear that if Hindustan wants to be protected, we must first preserve Hindu culture,” Hedgewar told the official website.
If Hindu culture were to disappear, and if Hindu society ceased to exist, there would be no geographical entity like Hindustan, he said.
“The whole of society must be on alert and organized so that no one dares look maliciously at any of our high points,” Hedgewar said.
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