"Why Look For Shivling In Every Mosque": RSS Chief Amid Gyanvapi Row https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-says-why-look-for-shivling-in-every-mosque-3033569 June 02, 2022 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat today called for a "path through mutual agreement" on the controversy over the filming of Gyanvapi mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. "We had special devotion towards some places and we spoke about them but we shouldn't bring out a new matter daily. Why should we escalate the dispute? We have devotion towards Gyanvapi and doing something as per that, it's alright. But why look for a Shivling in every masjid?" said the chief of the RSS, short for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological mentor.
"The Gyanvapi matter is going on. We can't change history. Neither today's Hindus nor today's Muslims created it. It happened at that time. Islam came from outside via attackers. In the attacks, devsthans (places of worship) were demolished to exhaust morale of those who wanted India's independence," Mr Bhagwat said, news agency ANI reported.
Decoding Bhagwat's 'Mohan Vaani': "Why Look For Shivling In Every Mosque?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylNwLtMYd4Y Jun 3, 2022 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has repeated his position on Kashi and Mathura, saying the RSS will not be a part of any such movement as its main job is character building. However, this time, he went a step further, saying why look for a 'shivling' in every mosque? Apart from a message to the RSS cadre and people in general, this could be a strong message to BJP leaders as well, as both Yogi Adityanath and Keshav Maurya have been at the forefront in terms of commenting on Kashi and Mathura. While the central leadership is trudging more cautiously, is this some sort of a strategy we do not know about? Or will the BJP actually follow the words of Mr Bhagwat?