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New York : Democratic congressional nominee and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has said Madison Square Garden should not be used for an event by India\u2019s Hindutva extremist organization RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling the organisation \u201cknown for fomenting violence against Sikhs, Muslims, Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Lander made the remarks at a press conference held Tuesday at New York City Hall, organised by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) to protest Bhagwat\u2019s scheduled programme at Madison Square Garden on August 29.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the press conference, Lander said, “I’m here as a proud Jewish New Yorker to say that Madison Square Garden should not allow the \u2018spewing of hate\u2019 from Bhagwat.<\/p>\n

“Drawing a historical parallel, Lander cited the Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden in 1939, when tens of thousands gathered at the venue. He said the event involved people \u201ccheering religious hatred and violence of a very similar sort to what Mohan Bhagwat and the RSS are proposing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMSG said it would not host hate-filled, bigoted rallies again,\u201d Lander said. \u201cIt should not host this one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New York : Democratic congressional nominee and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has said Madison Square Garden should not be used for an event by India\u2019s Hindutva extremist organization RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling the organisation \u201cknown for fomenting violence against Sikhs, Muslims, Christians.\u201d According to Kashmir Media Service, Lander made the remarks …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"yoast_head":"\nLander compares RSS event at Madison Square Garden to 1939 Nazi rally > Kashmir Media Service<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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