Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) chief Mohan Bhagwat said in New York City on Saturday that India is the ‘ janma bhumi ‘ (land of birth) of the Indian diaspora, but the country they live in is their ‘ karma bhumi ‘ (land of duty), and they must prioritise their responsibilities and remain loyal to the country where they reside.
“Your janma bhumi expects you to live the values it has imparted on you. And this is the value. This is the value, oneness. We are one with human beings.
“Because Bharat is their janma bhumi , if they have an urge to do something and they can do that, after fulfilling their duties to their karma bhumi , it is not prohibited.
Bhagwat said Indians living in the United States should live as responsible Americans while retaining the values they received from their ‘ janma bhumi ’. He said their bond with India as their ‘ janma bhumi ’ would continue, but any effort to help their country of birth should come only after they have fulfilled their responsibilities towards their ‘ karma bhumi ’. But it is not obligatory,” the RSS chief said. He said the diaspora’s responsibility towards India is to uphold the values they received from their motherland, with oneness being one of the key principles. We are one with nature,” Bhagwat said.
Bhagwat’s visit to the United States has sparked opposition from several people, including New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani and members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Addressing such concerns at Saturday’s event, Bhagwat said the RSS does not support leaving out any minority community.
