Articles for Sangh Parivar

VCK chief accuses Sangh Parivar of meddling in Thiruparankundram Hill row
2 weeks, 4 days ago

VCK chief accuses Sangh Parivar of meddling in Thiruparankundram Hill row

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan accused the Sangh Parivar of meddling in the Thiruparankundram Hill row and urged Hindus to recognise that there were no issues between Hindus and Muslims in this matter. Speaking at a gathering organised by Matha Nallinakka Amaippugal, which sought unity after the court dismissed a petition to hold a rally and public meeting for religious …

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan warns against Sangh Parivar’s ‘attempt to rewrite Indian history’
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan warns against Sangh Parivar’s ‘attempt to rewrite Indian history’

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has warned “secular democratic forces” against the Sangh Parivar’s alleged attempt to “alter the history of the Indian Independence movement.” Inaugurating the 35th State Conference of the Students Federation of India here on Wednesday, Mr. Vijayan said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliates in power at the Centre were “rewriting history textbooks to …

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How Dress Codes in Kerala’s Temples Lays Bare Caste Discrimination
2 months ago

How Dress Codes in Kerala’s Temples Lays Bare Caste Discrimination

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 24, 2025 19:08 IST - 11 MINS READ “Dress codes are a Rosetta stone to decode social norms and resistance of a time and place.” Stanford Report on Dress Code: How the Laws of Fashion Made History by Professor Richard Thompson Ford. According to him, Narayana Guru’s famous proclamation, “Oru jaathi, oru matham, oru daivam manushyanu ” …

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Sanatana Dharma: Satheesan accuses CM Vijayan of attempting to favour Sangh Parivar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanatana Dharma: Satheesan accuses CM Vijayan of attempting to favour Sangh Parivar

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leader V D Satheesan on Wednesday criticised the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's statement on Sanatana Dharma, alleging that it was an attempt to make Sanatana Dharma exclusive to the Sangh Parivar. Addressing the Sivagiri pilgrimage conference on Tuesday, Vijayan had cautioned against "organised efforts" to portray sage and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, who advocated "one caste, one …

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Eknath Shinde celebrates RSS roots at Nagpur headquarters
3 months, 1 week ago

Eknath Shinde celebrates RSS roots at Nagpur headquarters

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed pride in his childhood association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Shakha during a visit to the organisation's headquarters on Thursday morning. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Shinde, Accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other ministers and MLAs, Shinde paid homage to RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and the second Sarsanghachalak, Madhav S …

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Eshwar Khandre accuses Yatnal of insulting Basavanna to appease Sangh Parivar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Eshwar Khandre accuses Yatnal of insulting Basavanna to appease Sangh Parivar

The Hindu  

Taking serious exception to BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal’s “condemnable” remarks about 12th Century reformer Basavanna, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has said that Mr. Yatnal’s remarks were instigated by his desire to appease Sangh Parivar led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. “As a working president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, I appeal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to get Mr. Yatnal …

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Pinarayi's remarks against IUML supremo evokes sharp reactions
4 months, 1 week ago

Pinarayi's remarks against IUML supremo evokes sharp reactions

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks against Indian Union Muslim League supremo Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal evoked sharp reactions from the Congress and the League on Monday. In the editorial, the IUML said the people of Kerala fondly call Panakkad Thangal as the brand ambassador of communal harmony, and CM Vijayan should not come to "assess his qualifications". …

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Why Maharashtra election campaign is Sangh Parivar laboratory for Hindutva 2.0
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Maharashtra election campaign is Sangh Parivar laboratory for Hindutva 2.0

India Today  

Back in 1768, the pre-revolutionary war cry ‘Liberty Song’ of John Dickinson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, used the phrase “by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall”. Cut to late 2024 India, and the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, where BJP leaders are using variants of this ‘unity’ call to mobilise voter bases on …

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Widespread protest in Kerala against NCPCR suggestion on madrasas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Widespread protest in Kerala against NCPCR suggestion on madrasas

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has stirred a hornet’s nest across the country by speaking against madrasas. The NCPCR, in a report titled ‘Guardians of Faith or Oppressor of Rights’, said that religious institutions like madrasas operating outside the purview of the RTE Act had a negative impact. ‘Sangh Parivar agenda’ Communist Party of India State secretary …

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Kafir remark row: CPI(M) even shamed Sangh Parivar in spreading hatred, says Kerala Opposition Leader
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kafir remark row: CPI(M) even shamed Sangh Parivar in spreading hatred, says Kerala Opposition Leader

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said here on Wednesday that the hate campaign the CPI resorted to during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Vadakara was “akin to extremism.” Mr. Satheesan told news reporters that the CPI had “shamed even the Sangh Parivar” in its communal or hate campaign. Referring to the police report submitted to the Kerala …

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BJP's "smart caste" move sets alarm bells ringing for CPM in Kerala
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's "smart caste" move sets alarm bells ringing for CPM in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM in Kerala, which until recently believed that the BJP's rise would primarily affect the Congress, is now faced with the startling reality of its ideological adversary Sangh Parivar, making serious inroads into the Left traditional vote base, particularly among Hindus, in numerous constituencies. The CPM is concerned about the BJP's increasing influence among Kerala's caste and community …

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Congress showing same mindset as Sangh Parivar and BJP, hence silent on CAA: CPI(M)
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress showing same mindset as Sangh Parivar and BJP, hence silent on CAA: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The ruling CPI in Kerala on Thursday once again accused its INDIA bloc ally Congress of being silent on the Citizenship Amendment Act and alleged that the grand old party was showing the same mindset as the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. The accusation was leveled by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who also alleged that the grand old party's …

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ & ‘Jai Hind’ coined by Muslims, BJP hits back
1 year ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ & ‘Jai Hind’ coined by Muslims, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sparked a massive controversy over his remarks, claiming that the slogans ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ were coined by Muslims. "Now, in some programmes we hear some Sangh Parivar leaders asking people to chant 'Bharat mata ki Jai'. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan "He was the prime minister to the Maratha Peshwa …

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Constitution can be amended to undo Congress's 'anti-Hindu' changes: BJP MP
1 year ago

Constitution can be amended to undo Congress's 'anti-Hindu' changes: BJP MP

India Today  

Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde on Sunday said the Constitution could be amended to undo the "anti-Hindu" changes which he alleged were made during the Congress regime. Criticising Hegde's remarks, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the MP's statement that he "needs 400 seats to change the Constitution is a public declaration of the hidden intentions of Narendra Modi and his …

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Karnataka MP says no world peace without BJP, Sangh Parivar, stirs controversy
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka MP says no world peace without BJP, Sangh Parivar, stirs controversy

India Today  

BJP MP from Uttara Kannada, Anantkumar Hegde, on Friday said there would be no world peace without the Sangh Parivar and the Bharatiya Janata Party. "We will take action according to law and order," said the minister and added that the MP's statement would create unrest. Congress MLA Saleem Ahmed reacted to Hegde's recent statement and said the BJP MP …

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Keregodu incident is part of communal agenda of BJP and Sangh Parivar for political gain ahead of LS polls, says CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 1 month ago

Keregodu incident is part of communal agenda of BJP and Sangh Parivar for political gain ahead of LS polls, says CM Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Martyrs’ Day, said that the unrest in Keragodu village in Mandya district was part of the larger communal agenda of BJP and Sangh Parivar. On social media, the Chief Minister on Tuesday alleged the BJP and Sangh Parivar had put religious harmony at peril by publicly portraying “the ideology of Nathuram Godse.” “Today is the day …

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The role of the Church in Kerala’s politics
1 year, 6 months ago

The role of the Church in Kerala’s politics

Hindustan Times  

Bins Abraham owns a 12-acre rubber plantation in Erattupetta, a plantation town nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats. Though the term “love jihad” was coined by Right-wing Hindu groups in 2007, the Catholic Church in Kerala began to use it as an instrument to discourage inter-religious marriages. In January 2020, the synod or highest administrative body of Syro-Malabar …

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BJP Seniors Don't Apply for Assembly Poll Tickets
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP Seniors Don't Apply for Assembly Poll Tickets

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Although over 6,000 BJP activists and a handful of leaders applied for tickets to the upcoming Assembly elections, several leaders, including those who are expected to be in the fray for the state polls, stayed put. On the other hand, the BJP is currently changing tack, stating that another process was underway for selecting party candidates, with the Sangh …

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I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan
1 year, 6 months ago

I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan

The Hindu  

While Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s recent comments about “eradicating Sanatana Dharma” have snowballed into a political controversy, it was VCK founder Thol. While he had attacked Hindutva and Sangh Parivar politics in the past, Mr. Thirumavalavan said he chose the term ‘Sanatana Dharma’ to sidestep the problem of being painted as anti-Hindu. Explaining the context in which he invokes the …

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INTERVIEW | ‘Vivekananda is the ideological nemesis of the Sangh Parivar’: Govind Krishnan V.
1 year, 7 months ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Vivekananda is the ideological nemesis of the Sangh Parivar’: Govind Krishnan V.

The Hindu  

The author’s latest book is an effort to challenge the Sangh Parivar’s depiction of the spiritual leader. Govind Krishnan V.’s recently published Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom is a conscious effort to challenge the Sangh Parivar’s depiction of the monk as an exemplar of right-wing values. Instead, as Krishnan demonstrates through a close and meticulous reading of the swami’s works, …

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'Sangh Parivar agenda' turning Manipur into land of riots, says Kerala chief minister
1 year, 8 months ago

'Sangh Parivar agenda' turning Manipur into land of riots, says Kerala chief minister

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday condemned the acts of violence in riot-hit Manipur and said the ‘Sangh Parivar agenda’ was turning the state into a land of riots. “The secular community of the country should realise that the Sangh Parivar agenda is turning Manipur into a land of riots,” he said. — Pinarayi Vijayan July 22, 2023 In …

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CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls ‘The Kerala Story’ Sangh propaganda: ‘In trailer, we see…’
1 year, 10 months ago

CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls ‘The Kerala Story’ Sangh propaganda: ‘In trailer, we see…’

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday hit out at the makers of the controversial movie “The Kerala Story”, alleging that they were pushing the propaganda of Sangh Parivar – an umbrella term used to refer to a family of organizations that are affiliated with or inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of the Bharatiya Janta Party …

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Kerala CM Reacts to Bishop’s ‘Pro BJP’ Message, Says Communal Agenda Won't Work in State
2 years ago

Kerala CM Reacts to Bishop’s ‘Pro BJP’ Message, Says Communal Agenda Won't Work in State

News 18  

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday reacted to a statement by an Arch Bishop of the Roman Catholic church in Thalassery, Mar Joseph Pamplani which led to a political showdown in the state. The Archbishop had said, “The believers of the church will help the BJP to elect its first MP from the state if the union government raises the …

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CM Pinarayi Vijayan hits out at Amit Shah over remarks on Kerala
2 years, 1 month ago

CM Pinarayi Vijayan hits out at Amit Shah over remarks on Kerala

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the latter’s remark on the southern state. During a visit to Karnataka on Saturday, Amit Shah told a public gathering that "there is Kerala at your neighbourhood". In response, Kerala CM Vijayan asked Amit Shah to complete his sentence and explain what danger he had sensed …

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