Hindu Samhati Explained

Hindu Samhati
Abbreviation:HS
Status:Active
Region Served:India
Founder:Tapan Ghosh
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Debtanu Bhattacharjee

Hindu Samhati is a far right Hindu nationalist organisation founded on 14 February 2008 by Tapan Ghosh. The organisation supports the Bharatiya Janata Party and its main aim is to help propagate Hindutva among Bengalis.[1] The organisation in based in West Bengal.[2] Its main slogan is "Jai Shree Ram" and it is attempting to run a anti-Love Jihad campaign in Bengal.[3]

History

The organisation was founded in February 2008 by Tapan Ghosh after he was separated from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh due to the ideological conflicts and the working of the RSS. He and his followers formed a separate organisation with a Bengali branding of Hindutva.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/03/20/strong-base-and-bengali-hindutva-in-howrah-far-right-hindu-samhati-comes-to-bjps-rescue
  2. Web site: 2018-07-11. Bengal Hindutva leader who took on RSS quits organisation he founded. 2021-08-23. Hindustan Times. en.
  3. Web site: 2018-02-23. Why so many in Bengal are talking about Hindu Samhati. 2021-08-23. The Indian Express. en.
  4. Web site: 2018-03-03. Tapan Ghosh's Hindu Samhati And Its Brand of Bengali Hindutva. 2021-08-23. NewsClick. en.

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