Hindus in SL not being persecuted:RSS

India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) Sarkaryavah General Secretary Suresh Bhaiyaji Joshi has said, the Hindus of Sri Lanka are not facing any persecution like those in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, Times of India reported.  Talking to newspersons on the sidelines of a flag-hoisting function held at the RSS headquarters in the Mahal locality of Nagpur, Joshi said the issue of allowing Tamil Hindus of Sri Lanka into the ambit of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was taken up in Tamil Nadu.   “However, it is seen that Hindus living in that country are not facing the kind of troubles like those in the three countries covered under CAA,” he said.  

Amidst protests against CAA and NRC, political parties including Congress, have raised the question of not including the Sri Lankan Tamils into the law.   

As he took questions on the anti CAA-NRC protests, Joshi said there has been no discrimination against followers of Islam in India.   “Even Muslims can get Indian citizenship if they apply through the regular course. Every government has tried to come up with a similar law on citizenship. Why is there a hue and cry only this time,” asked Joshi.  “Republic Day should be a matter of pride for every Indian. After gaining independence, the country is now run on the basis of a constitution framed under the leadership of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Now it is the duty of each of us to maintain the glory of the constitution,” he said.    

Amidst protests against CAA and NRC, political parties including Congress, have raised the question of not including the Sri Lankan Tamils into the law