Relations with Vietnamese governments Nhất Hạnh's relationship with the government of Vietnam varied over the years. He stayed away from politics, but did not support the South Vietnamese government's policies of Catholicization. He questioned American involvement, putting him at odds with the Saigon leadership, which banned him from returning to South Vietnam while he was abroad in 1966.
Relations with Vietnamese governments Nhất Hạnh's relationship with the government of Vietnam varied over the years. He stayed awa,y from politics, but did not support the South Vietnamese government's policies of Catholicization. He questioned American involvement, putting him at odds with the Saigon leadership which banned him from returning to South Vietnam while he was abroad in 1966.