Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)

Rulda Singh Case: Bhai Jagtar Singh Tara and Ramandeep Singh Goldy Presented in Patiala Court Under Tight Security

Sikh Youth Groups to Launch “Criminalising Dissent” Report in Southall on July 28

Despite Claims by Punjab DGP and CM 8 Months Ago, No Formal Arrest in Jagdish Gagneja Case Till Date

“Criminalising Dissent: Repression of Sikhs in Indian-Occupied Punjab” – Sikh Liberation Front Releases Report on Arrests of Sikh activists in Punjab

CIA Classifies RSS Offshoots Vishav Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal as ‘Religious Militant Organisations’ in World Factbook

Misrepresenting of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur by Haryana CM is Highly Objectionable

Simranjit Singh Mann writes to SGPC chief on Syllabus Issue; Says NCERT Serving RSS Agenda

South Asia Solidarity Group Deplores Hindutva Attack on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

Punjab Govt Enhances Security Of RSS Shakhas In The State

Modi Government Implementing Long Aspired ‘Hindutva’ Agenda of Politicising Indian Armed Forces

Confession By ‘Pro-Hindutva’ Leader Aseemanand In Mecca Blast Case Goes Missing

South Asia Solidarity Group and Sikh Activists to Protest in London on India’s Republic Day

Hindu Outfit Ram Sena Leader Pramod Muthalik Claims Threat to Life from RSS

“CBI Judge Loya’s Death Politicised, No Suspicion Now”, Says Family

BJP and RSS are Hindu Terrorists: Karnataka CM Siddaramiah

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Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)

Sikh Organizations Condemn RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s “Secret Visit” to London Gurdwara

September 7, 2026

Sikh organizations in the UK have condemned the Mohan Bhagwat London Gurdwara Visit, criticizing the private nature of the meeting at Khalsa Jatha British Isles Gurdwara and calling for transparency, accountability, and an explanation from trustees.

Civil Rights and Interfaith Groups Intensify Opposition to RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s U.S. Visit

August 29, 2026

Sikh Groups Oppose Mohan Bhagwat US Visit as Sikh, interfaith and civil rights organizations raise concerns over the RSS, minority rights, religious freedom and alleged transnational repression targeting Sikh activists.

US Sikh Organizations Urge Secretary of State to Deny Entry to RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

August 22, 2026

Three US-based Sikh organizations have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to deny entry to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, citing concerns over religious freedom, minority persecution, and alleged transnational repression.

India: Authorities Must Stop Suppressing Peaceful Protests by Farmers and Their Allies

February 12, 2021

Since early February 2021, police have used metal barricades, cement walls and iron nails to block the roads leading to Tikri, Singhu, Ghazipur, the three main borders where the farmers have assembled. They have done so to prevent any vehicles from these areas entering Delhi. The barricades have also served to deny male and female farmers and their families, including children, consistent access to water and sanitation facilities. The protests at these sites over the past two months are reported to have been peaceful.

Vigourousness of Empire: Aurangzeb, Stalin and Modi

January 4, 2021

After imprisoning his father Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb became emperor of Delhi's Mughal power. Aurangzeb is known as a powerful and Islamic orthodoxy king. He slained his competitor brothers Dara Shikoh, Sujah, Murad and Dara's son to gain autonomous power of Delhi.

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Condemns Violence against Muslims in Delhi

February 28, 2020

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned violence in Delhi

Delhi Violence Reminds Horrific Events of November 1984: Dal Khalsa

February 26, 2020

Jalandhar: Dal Khalsa today sought the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for allowing non-state actors to collude and connive with Delhi police to unleash mayhem and terror on anti-CAA protesters, who have been staging peaceful protests since the last two months all over the Delhi and elsewhere. Strongly condemning the violence and vicious role […]

US Consul General to India David Ranz Caught into Controversy by Visiting RSS Headquarters

February 7, 2020

German Ambassador Walter Lindner sparked raging controversy in July 2019 after he visited the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India and laid flowers at the feet of the paramilitary’s first chief.

Growth of RSS in Public & Political Spheres

January 27, 2020

Growth of RSS in Public Spheres (Excerpts from a write-up authored by Chinnaiah Jangam*) First phase of growth outside upper castes: • In 1975-77, during the Emergency period the [India] conceded public and political space to the Hindu right. The RSS had remained invisible till then. • By aligning with democratic mobilisations, the RSS enhanced […]

UK Elections 2019: Hindutva Forces Lobbying For Electoral Polarisation, Eying Diaspora Activism

November 24, 2019

From the past three days, reports have been doing circles in the British media stating that the Hindu voters of the country through Whatsapp messages have been asked to vote against a particular party in the upcoming general election, accusing the party of being “anti-India” and “anti-Hindu”.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Injustice Continues – November 1984 to November 2019

November 2, 2019

In more than last three decades, on every anniversary of the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, this author has been reminding [that] how Indian State and judiciary did not bother to punish the perpetrators of this horrendous mass killing of the innocents of the second largest religious minority of [India].

Joint Hindu-Muslim Delegation Thanks Ro Khanna for Rejecting Hindutva

October 23, 2019

A joint delegation of Hindu and Muslim organizational leaders met with US Congressman Ro Khanna on October 21 to thank him for his recent statement rejecting the political ideology of Hindutva.

Sikh Group Condemns RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat for ‘Hindu Rashtra’ Speech

October 11, 2019

Dal Khalsa leaders Hardeep Singh Mehraj and Paramjeet Singh Tanda declared "Punjab will oppose such sinister designs of RSS and won't become part of Hindu rashtra".

AAP Punjab Condemns RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat For ‘Hindu Rashtra’ Speech

October 11, 2019

Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has condemned Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's speech in which he propagated Hindu Rashtra ideology.

International Wing of RSS Penetrates Government Offices Across United States of America

August 27, 2019

Since August 9, the international wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has hosted events in at least 17 government offices throughout the US, including those of two congressmen and nine law enforcement departments, in a coordinated campaign which a US-based human rights group warns is “an attempt to legitimise a fascist paramilitary responsible for pogroms against minorities in India.”

Sikhs and Kashmiris Hold Mass Protest Against India at UN Headquarters on August 15

August 19, 2019

Movement Against Atrocities and Repression (MAAR) and all European Sikh and Kashmiri organizations and Gurdwara Management Committees held a massive protest rally and raised the freedom for all flag in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Thursday, August 15th from 12:00 to 16:00 hours.

Calls for German Ambassador’s Resignation Intensify

July 25, 2019

Amid international media fallout after German Ambassador Walter Lindner’s 17 July 2019 visit to the headquarters of the RSS — a volunteer organization that has enshrined Nazi and Italian fascist ideology — calls are increasing for Lindner to resign.

Outrage After Germany’s Ambassador to India Visits RSS Headquarters

July 19, 2019

Controversy is raging after Germany’s Ambassador to India, Walter Lindner, visited the Nagpur, Maharashtra headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on July 17 despite the group’s implication in anti-minority pogroms and heavily documented inspiration by European fascist movements, including that of Nazi Germany.

Bleak Future for the Indian Sub-Continent If Narendra Modi Returns to Power [Op-Ed]

May 20, 2019

Exit Polls have rightly or wrongly, honestly or fraudulently indicated that the right wing ultra nationalist party Hindutva organizations under Mr. Narender Modi will form the next Union Government. This radicalized Hindutva organization has sworn that they would create a theocratic Hindu Rashtra or Nation.

U.S. Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Faces Protest for Ties with HIndutva Fountainhead RSS

April 3, 2019

Approximately 25 demonstrators protested against U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) as she campaigned for president in Los Angeles, CA on March 30.

RSS Worker Arrested For Bomb Attack At Kerala Police Station

February 5, 2019

According to the police Praveen, a district functionary of the RSS, and his accomplice Sreejit, a worker, threw bombs at the Nedumangad Police Station during the January 3 shutdown protesting against the entry of two women into the Sabarimala Temple.

RSS Ideologue Nana Deshmukh Who Justified 1984 Sikh Genocide Awarded Bharat Ratna

January 26, 2019

Hindutva ideologue Nana Deshmukh who had justified killings of thousands of Sikhs during 1984 Sikh genocide has been awarded Bharat Rattna by BJP led Indian government.

Mohan Bhagwat on 3 Day Visit in Punjab to Meet RSS Leaders

October 9, 2018

Hindutva fountainhead head leader Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Punjab yesterday on a three day visit. Media reports have quoted RSS Punjab chief Brij Bhushan Singh Bedi saying that it was a routine visit and 'detailed itinerary hasn’t been chalked out as yet'.

Dumbarton’s MP Seeks Meeting with British Foreign Secretary over Jagtar Singh Jaggi’s Detention

August 14, 2018

Dumbarton’s MP has written to the newly-appointed British foreign secretary to ask him to offer his full support to the family of Jagtar Singh Johal who has been imprisoned in India for the past nine months.

Analyst Asserts U.S. Representative Gabbard Empowers Hindutva Forces in India

August 6, 2018

In an interview with Hawai’ian radio host Irminsul, South Asian Affairs analyst Pieter Friedrich discusses how Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) aligns herself with India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), who are advocates of Hindutva, a philosophy which holds that Indians are Hindus and non-Hindus are foreign to India

Rulda Singh Case: Bhai Jagtar Singh Tara and Ramandeep Singh Goldy Presented in Patiala Court Under Tight Security

July 27, 2018

Sikh political prisoners Bhai Jagtar Singh Tara and Bhai Ramandeep Singh Goldy on Thursday (July 26) were presented before a local court in Patiala in Rulda Singh murder case.

Sikh Youth Groups to Launch “Criminalising Dissent” Report in Southall on July 28

July 24, 2018

The Sikh Liberation Front (SLF) and National Sikh Youth Federation (NSYF) have announced to release a report titled Criminalizing Dissent: Repression of Sikhs in Indian-Occupied Punjab in Southall on July 28.

Despite Claims by Punjab DGP and CM 8 Months Ago, No Formal Arrest in Jagdish Gagneja Case Till Date

July 17, 2018

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and Punjab police chief Suresh Arora held a press conference on November 7, 2017 and announced that the case related to killing of RSS leader Brigadier (Retd.) Jagidh Gagneja.

“Criminalising Dissent: Repression of Sikhs in Indian-Occupied Punjab” – Sikh Liberation Front Releases Report on Arrests of Sikh activists in Punjab

June 27, 2018

Members of the Sikh Liberation Front gathered in Edmonton, Canada on June 23, 2018 to release their report, Criminalizing Dissent: Repression of Sikhs in Indian-Occupied Punjab.

CIA Classifies RSS Offshoots Vishav Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal as ‘Religious Militant Organisations’ in World Factbook

June 15, 2018

CIA in its recent edition of the ‘World Factbook’, has named Hindutva fountainhead RSS offshoots Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal as “religious militant organisations”.

Misrepresenting of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur by Haryana CM is Highly Objectionable

June 13, 2018

Sikh thinkers and intellectuals today criticized Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for misrepresenting Sikh warrior and sovereign Baba Banda Singh Bahadur as ‘Baba Banda Bairagi’ and naming Lohgarh-Shahbad road after him with an apparent motive of ‘placating the Hindutva forces’.

Simranjit Singh Mann writes to SGPC chief on Syllabus Issue; Says NCERT Serving RSS Agenda

May 8, 2018

Simranjit Singh Mann has written a letter to Gobind Singh Longowal urging him to take initiative to bring syllabus of Punjab schools out of the preview of NCERT and bring it under Senior Cambridge O Level.

South Asia Solidarity Group Deplores Hindutva Attack on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

May 6, 2018

The London based human rights body South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG) has deplored the barbaric attack by Hindutva goons, on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) which injured several students, some of them seriously, on Wednesday 2nd May.

Punjab Govt Enhances Security Of RSS Shakhas In The State

April 4, 2018

As per the media reports the Amarinder Singh lead Congress government of Punjab have deployed additional police personnel to beef up the security cover of 900 Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)

Modi Government Implementing Long Aspired ‘Hindutva’ Agenda of Politicising Indian Armed Forces

March 26, 2018

In a sign of the times, K.K. Sharma, director general of the Border Security Force, attended a public meeting organised by an affiliate of the fountain head of the 'pro-hindutva' politics

Confession By ‘Pro-Hindutva’ Leader Aseemanand In Mecca Blast Case Goes Missing

March 16, 2018

The key two-page document, in which several senior RSS leaders were named as being part of the conspiracy, was in a lower court's custody.

South Asia Solidarity Group and Sikh Activists to Protest in London on India’s Republic Day

January 24, 2018

As the Indian state gets ready to celebrate Republic Day with a show of military hardware and xenophobic nationalist rhetoric, we stand with the many

Hindu Outfit Ram Sena Leader Pramod Muthalik Claims Threat to Life from RSS

January 21, 2018

Days after VHP leader Pravin Togadia claimed that someone is trying to kill him to muzzle his voice, now Sri Ram Sene founder Pramod Muthalik has said that he faces a threat to his life from former RSS colleagues.

“CBI Judge Loya’s Death Politicised, No Suspicion Now”, Says Family

January 14, 2018

The death of BH Loya -- the judge who was hearing the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case - in December 2014, is being "politicised", his family has said. At a press conference this evening, his son Anuj Loya said the family has no suspicions now regarding the death, but they are being "harassed" and "victimised".

BJP and RSS are Hindu Terrorists: Karnataka CM Siddaramiah

January 12, 2018

As per media reports the Karnataka chief minister Siddaramiah has termed Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) as 'Hindu Terrorists'.