# US religious freedom panel urges sanctions on RSS members during chief’s visit

https://mins.news/en/item/33644

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 22:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-religious-freedom-panel-urges-sanctions-against-indias-rss-during-chiefs-us-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8f631e8f085800017b4065

> A U.S. religious freedom panel voiced concern over the U.S. visit by the chief of RSS, the Hindu nationalist group described as the ideological parent of India’s ruling BJP, and called for sanctions against the group’s members.

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