Indian Muslims are the happiest in the world, says Mohan Bhagwat

Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat said that the Indian Muslims are the happiest and that the country is the only one where people from different religion worship and have lived together for a very long time.

''Most content Muslims are only in India," Bhagwat said and asked if there is any example in the world wherein a foreign religion that ruled over the people of a country still exists there.

Talking about religious discrimination in other parts of the world, Bhagwat said that Unlike India, Pakistan never gave rights to followers of other religions and the country was created separately for Muslims.

"Our Constitution did not say that only Hindus can stay here; hereafter only Hindus will be heard here; if you want to stay here, then you have to accept the superiority of Hindus. We created a space for them. This is the nature of our nation, and that inherent nature is called Hindu," he added.

He also cited the examples of Muslims who fought in Mewar King Maharana Pratap's army against Mughal emperor Akbar. Bhagwat also suggested that history is India has witnessed people from all faiths stood together whenever there was an attack on the country's culture.

Emphasizing his views, the RSS Chief said that Hindu has nothing to do with anyone who does worship. ''Religion should be connecting, uplifting, uniting everyone in one single thread,'' said Bhagwat.

Talking about the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Bhagwat said that the temple is a symbol of national values and character and it is not meant for mere ritualistic purposes.

''The reason why Hindus longed to reconstruct temples is because temples were destructed to crush the morale and values of the people of the country. The life of Hindus were corrupted and they were humiliated by destructing the temple of Shri Ram. We want to rebuild it, enhance it, and therefore, this grand temple is being constructed,'' said Bhagwat who is also the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP.

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