By Muslim Mirror Network
The claim that religious minorities in India were subjected to “persecution” was incorrect said Ram Madhav of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh adding that India has always supported the oppressed. He made these remarks during a global summit on Thursday.
“India is home to all the world’s religions. One hundred and eighty million Muslims live in India, making it the second or third country with the largest Muslim population. Far from the propaganda about persecution, India has always sheltered the persecuted, made Muslim leaders as President, Vice-President and Chief Justice of India,” Madhav said.
“They (Muslims) adorn many other important positions in India’s public life, something we don’t witness in other countries with respect to their minorities,” he said, adding that “India would have the world’s largest Muslim population by 2050”.
The former Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary, Madav, made these remarks at the G20 Religion Summit (R20)’s closing ceremony on Thursday in Bali, Indonesia. He also said that India would host the gathering’s second iteration in 2023.
According to Madav, India was the “best place” to take the summit forward.
The Indonesian government included the R20, a special summit, to the G20 Summit, where it was held for the first time ever.
“Bali is also a unique and perfect blend of religious harmony. The Chinese brought Buddhism and Taoism here, and the Javanese kings brought Hinduism. Islam came in with the later Muslim rulers. It is a living example of tolerance and coexistence – a province with 83.5% Hindu majority in a country with over 86% Muslim population,” Madav said during the event.
“There could not have been a better place to start this journey. And there couldn’t have been a better country than India – a mosaic of religions and the mothership of spirituality – to take it forward next year,” he added.