'Communal conflicts not right if becoming leader is only goal,' Ayodhya Ram Mandir chief priest backs RSS head Mohan Bhagwat

If becoming a leader is the only goal, then communal conflicts are not right, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Acharya Satyendra Das said on Friday after Mohan Bhagwat condemned rising communal clashes in India.

"...The conflict of a temple and a mosque is a communal conflict. And as such conflicts are rising, few people are becoming leaders...If becoming a leader is the only goal, then such conflicts are not right...Those who start a conflict just to become a leader are not right..." he told ANI.

This comes after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over resurgence of several temple-mosque disputes and said certain individuals, after the construction of Ayodhya Ram temple, seem to believe they can become “leaders of Hindus” by raking up such issues.

Delivering a lecture on ‘India – The Vishwaguru’, at Sahjeevan Vyakhyanmala (lecture series) on Thursday, Bhagwat advocated for an inclusive society and said the world needs to be shown that the country can live together in harmony.

Highlighting the plurality of Indian society, the chief of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said Christmas is celebrated in Ramakrishna Mission, adding “only we can do this because we are Hindus”.

(With PTI inputs)