Dem pol Brad Lander ripped as Zionist ballsk by hate-filled lefty protesters outside Hindu-nationalist speech at MSG

Lefty congressional nominee Brad Lander got blasted by protesters outside Madison Square Garden Saturday, where an Indian Hindu-nationalist leader — who was recently condemned by Mayor Zohran Mamdani — was giving a speech.Lander attempted to join in on the demonstration against Mohan Bhagwat — chief of the controversial Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh nationalist group — but instead was embarrassingly heckled with antisemitic hate by his fellow opponents and was forced to move for his safety, video of the incident showed.It appeared the former Democratic comptroller assumed the protesters would have supported his opposition to the RSS, but one fired-up demonstrator was seen screaming in Lander’s face, yelling obscenities like “F–k you Zionist balls–k,” making it clear that his support was not welcome.Lander argued against the protester, telling him to “Bring it on,” and was later yelled at by other members of the group to “Get the f–k” out as they didn’t want any “Zionists” supporting their cause.The Jewish Lander, who is the Democratic nominee for NY’s 10th Congressional district, has been critical of Israel, but has described himself as a “liberal Zionist.”The large group of protesters opposing the nationalist called for the cancellation of the RSS leader’s event, citing concerns over its treatment of religious minorities, especially Muslims, while Bhagwat was addressing about 5,000 members of Indian American groups at the Big Apple venue.Earlier this week, Hizzoner publicly declared his opposition to the event, labeling RSS ideology as exclusionary and contrary to the pluralistic views of the city — but admitted that the city didn’t have any jurisdiction to cancel a private event. “It’s been incredibly troubling to see the rise of a movement that is predicated on an exclusionary vision of any country,” Mamdani said at a press conference Tuesday. “The vision of India that I was taught by my family and one that I ...