NEW DELHI: Hours after the X account of the organisation hosting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s New York event was suspended, the platform restored it, with the organiser saying “we got ‘botted’ by misguided opponents who tried to game the X algorithm and get our handle blocked”.The @AheadForum1 handle of American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD Forum) became unavailable Wednesday, three days before Bhagwat’s address at Madison Square Garden’s Infosys Theatre.Seeking restoration, AHEAD Forun had earlier said that the suspension “may have occurred in error” and its communications promoted “universal peace, oneness, harmony” and interfaith dialogue. No public evidence links X’s action to protests around the programme.Later, after the account was restored, it posted, “We are back up!... A big thank you to @X@Support for the prompt response, restoring our account and clearing out the bots. Now, back to what really matters: celebrating Universal Harmony and Universal Oneness @Uni1ness.”

Bhagwat’s visit has drawn opposing responses. New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said he did not support the event but acknowledged the city may lack the jurisdiction to cancel a private gathering.

Hindus for Human Rights and other civil rights groups plan protests, accusing RSS of advancing an exclusionary majoritarian ideology.Singer-actor Mary Millb-en accused Mamdani and oth-er critics of hostility towards PM Narendra Modi and BJP.