By ABUL TAHER SECURITY CORRESPONDENT
British Hindu extremists are forming alliances with Far-Right groups over their ‘common hatred’ of Muslims, says a police intelligence report seen by the Mail on Sunday.
The study also claims that the extremists, who are aligned with India‘s hardline prime minister Narendra Modi, are feared to be interfering in British elections by telling Hindus which parties to vote for and which to avoid.
The secret report, compiled by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), says Hindu extremism – which is known as Hindutva – may worsen community relationships between Hindus and other faith groups like Muslims and Sikhs.
The study, written by the National Community Tension Team, comes two months after the Home Office completed its so-called ‘rapid sprint’ on extremism in Britain.
That sprint review mentioned Hindutva as an ‘extremism of concern’, playing a role in the violent unrest that took place in Leicester in the summer of 2022. It was the first time Hindutva was mentioned as a concern in a Government report.
It said: ‘Hindutva is a political movement distinct from Hinduism which advocates for the hegemony of Indian Hindus and the establishment of a monolithic Hindu rastra or state in India.
‘Tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities in the UK are still evident and the events in Leicester show how disinformation can play a role in offline action.’
The NPCC report said that Far-Right activist, Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has already met with some Hindu groups to ‘promote anti-Muslim campaigns’, adding ‘his presence appeared to be welcomed by the Indian media and a minority of British Hindus.’
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