Echoes from a recent Goanet debate? FN QUOTE
Madhav reported a recent high-level meeting between the RSS and Jamaat-i-Islami. After two and one half hours, he said, “we had made clear” to them that “our whole thesis is that pluralism shall be respected and all religions are equal.” But, “this was not acceptable to them.” They said Muslims cannot accept the idea that “all paths [to god] are true.” “We embrace all … all are true.” So you see, this is the true Indian culture, all embracing, all accepting, all inclusive. Those kinds of Muslims are the ones who refuse to accept that other paths are equal to theirs; they are not Indian, because this exclusivity is not the true Indian culture. With this he returned to the 5,000 year Indian culture, the essence of India, “the soul of India,” Hindu civilization, which is what Hindutva stands for. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/RSS%20Public%20Diplomacy.htm ENDQUOTE