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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>
It has set up a parallel state in India with the collaboration of BJP, whom it openly supports during elections.<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/does-rss-evoke-a-sense-of-parallel-authority/300565</ref>
==Ideology==
==Ideology==