SOKA GAKKAI exceptionalism?

Speaking of the criticisms leveled against Soka Gakkai and Daisaku Ikeda, SGI leaders and members say, "it is envy and jealousy of the exceptional." They conflate the Soka Gakkai and Daisaku Ikeda with the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Nichiren Daishonin. The only thing exceptional about the Soka Gakkai and Daisaku Ikeda is the exceptional wool they weave to cover the eyes of the members.