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The '''Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh''' (abbreviated as '''RSS''') is a [[Hindu]] nationalist organisation active in [[India]]. Although there are controversies involving persecution of Christians, the RSS is trying to set up a Christian Wing of the organization to reach out to the Christian community in India. <ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/will-rss-get-a-christian-wing-sangh-parivar-renews-efforts-to-add-another-member-2023333.html</ref><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>https://www.news18.com/news/india/will-rss-get-a-christian-wing-sangh-parivar-renews-efforts-to-add-another-member-2023333.html</ref><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>

==Ideology==

==Ideology==

On account of radical groups like the RSS, Open Doors USA reports intense persecution in India: "In addition to beatings, there were also 37 incidents where Christians were socially boycotted. Others, according to 34 incident reports, were forced to leave their homes. Amongst these 34 cases, 14 of the incidents forced Christians to leave their village or cities entirely. The increase in persecution incidents in India had never been so remarkable. Though the current ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) talks about unity in the country, it is considered the political wing of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)."<ref name=OP2>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/hindunization-leads-anti-christian-violence/</ref>

On account of radical groups like the RSS, Open Doors USA reports intense persecution in India: "In addition to beatings, there were also 37 incidents where Christians were socially boycotted. Others, according to 34 incident reports, were forced to leave their homes. Amongst these 34 cases, 14 of the incidents forced Christians to leave their village or cities entirely. The increase in persecution incidents in India had never been so remarkable. Though the current ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) talks about unity in the country, it is considered the political wing of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)."<ref name=OP2>https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/hindunization-leads-anti-christian-violence/</ref>

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