The other day RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat says that Muslims are also Hindus by nationality, and that they are Muslims by faith. The news item can be read here and also here. Mohan Bhagwat meant to equate "Hindus" with "Indians". I thought this is problematic.
1. If Muslims are Hindus by nationality, and Muslims by faith, then what is Mohan Bhagwat by faith? An atheist or what is he?
2. If being "Hindus" and being "Indian" are same, then can we say that most of the Nepalis living in Nepal are also Indian? After all most Nepalis are Hindus.
3. So many Indians give up Indian passport and take US passport, Canadian passport etc. None of these people are Hindus anymore, according to Bhagwat, since "Hindus" refer to nationality and these people are US nationality, Canadian nationality etc.
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