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| The '''Rashtriya Sikh Sangat''' is an arm of the [[Hindutva|Hindu-nationalist]] [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] in India.<ref name="Dogra">{{cite news|last1=Dogra|first1=Chander Suta|title=Ex-militants to riot package: RSS reaches out to Punjab via Sikh arm|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ex-militants-to-riot-package-rss-reaches-out-to-punjab-via-sikh-arm/|accessdate=16 January 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=17 December 2014}}</ref> It was formed on 24 November 1986.<ref name="RSS">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.sangatsansar.com/index3.asp?sslid=1233&subsublinkid=973&langid=1|publisher=Rashtriya Sikh Sangat|accessdate=16 January 2017}}</ref> It had 450 units as of 2014, of which 15 were in the state of [[Punjab (Indian state)|Punjab]].<ref name="Dogra"/> The RSS has attempted to portray Sikhs as [[Hinduism|Hindus]]; in 2012, RSS leader [[K. S. Sudarshan]] stated that Sikhs are in fact reformed Hindus.<ref name="Zee News">{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/hindi/news/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%A5%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%A8/147663|title=मानव एकात्मवाद के प्रतीक थे के.एस. सुदर्शन|date=15 September 2012|work=Zee News|accessdate=16 January 2017}}</ref> A 2002 claim by RSS that "Sikhs are Hindus" led to an outcry among Sikhs.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Rambachan |first=Anantanand |authorlink=Anantanand Rambachan |title=The Co-existence of Violence and Non-Violence in Hinduism |journal=The Ecumenical Review |volume=55 |page=2003 |url=http://www.wou.edu/~khes/geog451/hindu_violence.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=4 April 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226232713/http://www.wou.edu/~khes/geog451/hindu_violence.pdf |archivedate=February 26, 2008 }}</ref> In 2004 the leader of the [[Akal Takht]] stated that the Sangat was "Anti-Sikh", and forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it.<ref name="Dogra" /> | | The '''Rashtriya Sikh Sangat''' is an arm of the right-wing Hindu-nationalist [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) in India. |
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| | A 2002 claim by RSS that "Sikhs are Hindus" led to an outcry among Sikhs. In 2004 the leader of the [[Akal Takht]], the highest Sikh political institution, declared the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat as "Anti-Sikh", and forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it. In 2009, Rulda Singh, the president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat was assassinated. |
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| | ==See also== |
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| | * [[RSS]] |
| | * [[Sikhism & RSS]] |
| | * [[Sikhism and Hinduism]] |
Latest revision as of 03:55, 2 December 2017
The Rashtriya Sikh Sangat is an arm of the right-wing Hindu-nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in India.
A 2002 claim by RSS that "Sikhs are Hindus" led to an outcry among Sikhs. In 2004 the leader of the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh political institution, declared the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat as "Anti-Sikh", and forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it. In 2009, Rulda Singh, the president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat was assassinated.
See also
