Group protests against US Ambassador Atul Keshap’s RSS visit
As controversy continues to surround US Ambassador Atul Keshap’s meeting with the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a group protested against him in Sacramento, California (United States) on September 15, which is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy.
“Keshap has got to go,” declared the protestors as they gathered outside the office of US Congressman Ami Bera, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who chairs the Subcommittee on Asia, which influences US foreign policy towards India.
Marching through the corridor to stand outside Bera’s office, they displayed signs reading: “Atul Keshap, your RSS visit stained your hands with the blood of Indian minorities.” After the symbolic but silent protest, they rallied outside to hear a speech and raise slogans….