ICC Note: Rights activists are increasingly concerned by the growing influence of pro-Hindu ideology in India. Allegedly, this ideology is being spread through terror, intimidation, and violence. Activists are saying that this ideology is threatening the democracy and rule of law in India. They fear that it is influencing the education and civil code in the country in a manner that discriminates against any other religion, including Christianity. Christians in India already face a significant amount of persecution, many of them belonging to the Dalit class which is the lowest class that faces the most discrimination and persecution without protection.  

08/12/2016, India (UCA News) – Rights activists in India have expressed concern over the alleged imposition of a pro-Hindu ideology in the country through acts of terror, intimidation and violence that they say threatens the rule of law and democracy.

Activists from across the country gathered in New Delhi Aug. 9 to discuss the dangers of this pro-Hindu ideology promoted by the right-wing Hindu ultra-nationalist Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the failure of political parties and state agencies to act against it.

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