This relationship between the organisations in India and the US, the report says, has been strengthened in the five decades of the VHP-A’s existence, despite claims to the contrary.
New Delhi: Despite claiming to be an “independent” organisation, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-America has deep ties – both political and material – with the right-wing Hindutva group in India, a new report has said.
“The VHP-A…must be seen as an inseparable part of the VHP: born from its efforts, and tied by shared personnel, regular coordination meetings and deep financial links — all of which are managed by a layered transnational bureaucracy,” states the report released by Savera – an alliance of Indian-American groups including Dalit Solidarity Forum, Ambedkar King Study Circle, Indian American Muslim Council, India Civil Watch International and Hindus for Human Rights.
This relationship between the organisations in India and the US, the report says, has been strengthened in the five decades of the VHP-A’s existence, despite claims to the contrary.
“VHP-A leaders made regular visits to India to meet with, and receive training from, their VHP counterparts in India, including the Vishwa Sangh Shibir, a once-in-five-years camp specifically directed at overseas workers of the RSS and VHP. Nearly every President or General Secretary of the VHP-A has been documented receiving training at the Shibir,” the report states.
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