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The '''Rashtriya Sikh Sangat''' is an arm of the right-wing Hindu-nationalist [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) in India | 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. | 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== | ==See also== | ||
* [[RSS]] | * [[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.
