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During the three-hour meeting, Christian leaders expressed their concern over issues that "threaten the security and safety of minority communities", particularly in the context of an RSS resolution stating that minorities should earn the goodwill of the majority for their safety.
"Sudarshan has made some bold statements. There is an emergence of openness to listen to each other," Dr Ken Gnanakan, moderator of the dialogue, said in Bangalore.
He said: "we cannot solve problems in three hours. It is like a family. But we will continue the dialogue. Our relations with the RSS are very fine."
Sudarshan said that the RSS had been depicted as "anti-Christian, anti-Muslim and an uncompromising militant group" by a section of the media.
The RSS, he said, was a socio-cultural organisation wedded to the all-round development of the nation by consolidating the Hindu society and purging the society of evils.
On the contentious issue of conversion, Sudarshan said they were not against Christians propagating their faith but against conversion through coercion.
PTI
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