Jakarta, CNNIIndonesia —

Organization of a Hindu far-right group in IndiaRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was in the spotlight after being invited to the G20 Religion Forum or G20 Religion in November.

News of the invitation came from Deputy Secretary General of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Council, Najib Azca.

“The main figures of Indian Hinduism who are in power today, namely the BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party]The mass organization is the RSS,” Najib told the Transmedia Office last weekend.

He then said, “But we want to involve the representative Hindu community in India.”

Najib did not discount the problematic track record of the RSS and BJP in India. However, he said he deliberately invited world religious leaders to have an honest dialogue. There were still religious questions.

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“Whether we like it or not, we have a relationship with them,” he said.

Apart from the R20 invitation, what exactly about RSS?

RSS is an organization founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, quoted by British.

Initially, this group was a movement against British rule and in response to Hindu and Muslim riots. However, over time Hindustani views became their “compass”.

Hedgewar is a figure who enjoys reading the writings of Hindu nationalist ideology Binayak Damodar Savarkar. He also adopted Savarkar’s views on the need to create a “Hindu nation”.

“Hindu culture is the cornerstone of Hindustan, so it is clear that if Hindustan is to be protected, we must first preserve Hindu culture,” Hedgewar told the official website.

If Hindu culture disappears and Hindu society ceases to exist, there will be no geographical entity like Hindustan, he said.

“The whole of society must be on alert and organized so that no one dares to peek maliciously at any of our honor points,” Hedgewar said.

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