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The '''Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh''' (abbreviated as '''RSS''') is a radical [[Hindu]] militant and supremacist organisation active in India, which persecutes Christians.<ref name=RSS>https://www.npr.org/2019/05/03/706808616/the-powerful-group-shaping-the-rise-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india</ref><ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/the-violent-toll-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india</ref><ref name=Straight/> India's founding father [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] was assassinated in 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who was a member of this group.<ref name=RSS/> India's ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is an [[ideological]] ally and political arm of the RSS.<ref name=Zenit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-targets-100-turnout-to-ensure-bjp/story-SJm57lpBcduWgp1phlny8M.html|title=RSS targets 100% turnout to ensure BJP win|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 March 2019}}</ref> The RSS is also a source of inspiration for other fundamentalist Hindu organizations.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/04/14/hindu-radical-calls-for-forced-sterilizations-of-christians-and-muslims-in-india/</ref> It reportedly operates units in 39 countries through the Hindu diaspora, including in the United States.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/from-us-to-uk-how-rss-gone-global-with-overseas-wing-hindu-swayamsevak-sangh-in-39-countries_1836942.html</ref>

The '''Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh''' (abbreviated as '''RSS''') is a radical [[Hindu]] militant and supremacist organisation active in India, which persecutes Christians.<ref name=RSS>https://www.npr.org/2019/05/03/706808616/the-powerful-group-shaping-the-rise-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india</ref><ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/the-violent-toll-of-hindu-nationalism-in-india</ref><ref name=Straight/> India's founding father [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] was assassinated in 1948 by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who was a member of this group.<ref name=RSS/> India's ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is an [[ideological]] ally and political arm of the RSS.<ref name=Zenit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-targets-100-turnout-to-ensure-bjp/story-SJm57lpBcduWgp1phlny8M.html|title=RSS targets 100% turnout to ensure BJP win|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 March 2019}}</ref> The RSS is also a source of inspiration for other fundamentalist Hindu organizations.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/04/14/hindu-radical-calls-for-forced-sterilizations-of-christians-and-muslims-in-india/</ref> It reportedly operates units in 39 countries through the Hindu diaspora, including in the United States.<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/from-us-to-uk-how-rss-gone-global-with-overseas-wing-hindu-swayamsevak-sangh-in-39-countries_1836942.html</ref>

The RSS is known for its violent persecution of India's [[Christian]] minority, and has led and participated in attacks against them.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/16/narendra-modis-hindu-nationalism-gives-rise-vigilante-attacks/</ref> It has also burned down and destroyed churches and desecrated the [[Bible]] on multiple occasions.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1218323/christian-persecution-india-hindu-nationalism-extremists-narendra-modi</ref><ref>https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/is-the-hindu-right-targeting-churches-again/268729/</ref> Members of this organization engage in mob attacks when targeting Christians.<ref name=BB>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2019/04/02/mob-hindu-radicals-strip-beat-nuns-destroy-catholic-school-india/</ref> In April 2019, a mob of 200 Hindu radicals affiliated with the RSS destroyed a Catholic school and stripped the nuns who were teaching there.<ref name=BB/> The RSS has engaged, with the complicity of Indian authorities, in the illegal conversion of Christians to Hinduism while violating state laws.<ref>https://www.persecution.org/2006/04/13/rss-reconverts-over-300-christians-in-orissa/</ref> The Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] is a longtime member and career propagandist of the RSS.<ref name=RSS/><ref name=NH>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/nazi-germany-and-rss-india</ref>  

The RSS is known for its violent persecution of India's [[Christian]] minority, and has led and participated in attacks against them.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/16/narendra-modis-hindu-nationalism-gives-rise-vigilante-attacks/</ref> It has burned down and destroyed churches and desecrated the [[Bible]] on multiple occasions.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1218323/christian-persecution-india-hindu-nationalism-extremists-narendra-modi</ref><ref>https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/is-the-hindu-right-targeting-churches-again/268729/</ref> Members of this organization engage in mob attacks when targeting Christians.<ref name=BB>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2019/04/02/mob-hindu-radicals-strip-beat-nuns-destroy-catholic-school-india/</ref> In April 2019, a mob of 200 Hindu radicals affiliated with the RSS destroyed a Catholic school and [[Sexual assault|stripped]] the nuns who were teaching there.<ref name=BB/> The RSS has engaged, with the complicity of Indian authorities, in the illegal conversion of Christians to Hinduism while violating state laws.<ref>https://www.persecution.org/2006/04/13/rss-reconverts-over-300-christians-in-orissa/</ref> The Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] is a longtime member and career propagandist of the RSS.<ref name=RSS/><ref name=NH>https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/nazi-germany-and-rss-india</ref>  

According to Christian organization [[Open Doors]], persecution against Christians has increased under the Modi government, and Hindu radicals who attack Christians face little to no consequences.<ref name=Fox/> Attacks against Indian Christians during the BJP's rule increased by over 400 percent.<ref name=Zenit>https://zenit.org/articles/christians-in-india-fear-rise-in-attacks-after-hindu-nationalist-bjp-election-win/</ref> [[Breitbart]] reported that there have been a record number of violent attacks perpetrated against Christians by Hindus, and this is due to the "Hindu nationalist agenda" of the BJP regime.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/02/17/report-india-suffers-record-number-of-violent-attacks-against-christians/</ref> India was ranked as the 15th worst nation for Christians in 2017 by Open Doors USA, due to the actions of Hindu fanatics.<ref name=Straight/><ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/</ref> By 2020, Indian Christians experienced the 10th worst persecution anywhere.<ref name=OP2/> In January 2020, RSS extremists blocked and protested against the construction of a large [[Jesus]] statue in Karnataka.<ref name=Fox>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/india-jesus-statue-hindu-protest|title=Hindu hardliners protest massive Jesus statue in India as persecution against Christians persists|work=Fox News|date=15 January 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/01/14/hindu-radicals-protest-plan-monumental-jesus-statue-india/</ref>

According to Christian organization [[Open Doors]], persecution against Christians has increased under the Modi government, and Hindu radicals who attack Christians face little to no consequences.<ref name=Fox/> Attacks against Indian Christians during the BJP's rule increased by over 400 percent.<ref name=Zenit>https://zenit.org/articles/christians-in-india-fear-rise-in-attacks-after-hindu-nationalist-bjp-election-win/</ref> [[Breitbart]] reported that there have been a record number of violent attacks perpetrated against Christians by Hindus, and this is due to the "Hindu nationalist agenda" of the BJP regime.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/02/17/report-india-suffers-record-number-of-violent-attacks-against-christians/</ref> India was ranked as the 15th worst nation for Christians in 2017 by Open Doors USA, due to the actions of Hindu fanatics.<ref name=Straight/><ref>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/world-watch-list/</ref> By 2020, Indian Christians experienced the 10th worst persecution anywhere.<ref name=OP2/> In January 2020, RSS extremists blocked and protested against the construction of a large [[Jesus]] statue in Karnataka.<ref name=Fox>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/india-jesus-statue-hindu-protest|title=Hindu hardliners protest massive Jesus statue in India as persecution against Christians persists|work=Fox News|date=15 January 2020}}</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/01/14/hindu-radicals-protest-plan-monumental-jesus-statue-india/</ref>