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Revision as of 10:40, 2 January 2011
Abhinav Bharat can refer to two organizations one of which is an Hindu nationalist organisation based mainly in Maharashtra in India. The Hindu nationalist organization gained prominence when its members were arrested for allegedly perpetrating the Malegoan bombing. The other Abhinav Bharat is a Public Charitable Trust which is in no way connected with any act of violence or any illegal activity of any kind. Abhinav Bharat - the Trust has filed a WP PIL 02 of 2009 in Bombay High Court against the use of name "Abhinav Bharat" by the Hindu nationalist organization.
History
In its first appearance, the group, borne before Independence, was led by Vinayak Savarkar. In this form, it called for an "armed struggle" against the British Indian state[1]. After independence, the group was dissolved by Savarkar stating that its aim has been achieved and it is no more needed.
The group was born again in another form decades after partition. Abhinav Bharat - the Trust was formed in January 2002. Details of the Trust are available on www.abhinavbharat.org. Abhinav Bharat - the Hindu nationalist organization was born in 2007. There is no connection of any kind between the two organizations. Abhinav Bharat - the Trust works for a Plural, Peaceful Just and Humane society. The Hindu nationaliat organization is led and presided by Savarkar's granddaughter,Himani Savarkar. She is also related to Nathuram Godse,the man who assassinated M K Gandhi on 30 January 1948.[2]
All references to "Abhinav Bharat" in the article hereafter are to the Hindu nationalist organization and not to "Abhinav Bharat" - the Trust
Relationship with Sangh Parivar groups
Sangh Parivar representatives have distanced themselves from Abhinav Bharat, and stated that Abhinav Bharat and other groups operated on the periphery of Hindu nationalism[3]. Praveen Togadia, head of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), was afraid Abhinav Bharat was weaning away radicals from the VHP, from where much of the Abhinav Bharat membership originated.[4] Amongst these included Sameer Kulkarni, the pointman for Abhinav Bharat in Madhya Pradesh, who was also expelled from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in June 2008 for not following protocol within the organization.[5] Abhinav Bharat has also been accused of plotting to kill senior RSS leaders who they thought "weren’t doing enough for Hindutva."[6]. These plots include allegations from an arrested Abhinav Bharat member in June 2010 that members were involved in a plot to kill President Mohan Bhagwat.[7]
Alleged activities and arrests
Following the arrest and investigation of several of its functionaries in connection with the Malegaon bombing, the group became the target of sustained investigations for its alleged role in several other terror attacks across the country[8]. Several serving and retired army officers are also believed to have hastened the radicalisation of the group [5]. However, Swapan Dasgupta notes that the group seemed little more "than a letterhead or part of a fantasy world"[9]
Following the investigation, the group's website was mysteriously shut down.[10]
Hemant Karkare, chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad investigating the September 2008 Malegaon bombing, was vilified by Shiv Sena, the BJP, and the RSS for arresting Abhinav Bharat members in connection with the attack, claiming that "Hindus could not be terrorists".[11] He was killed in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.[11]
See also
- 2006 Malegaon blasts
- 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing
- 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
- 2008 Malegoan & Modasa bombing
- Saffron Terror
References
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- ^ Hindu group Abhinav Bharat under scanner NDTV - 7 November 2008
- ^ Sangh distances itself from Malegaon episode Times of India - 8 November 2008
- ^ Togadia alarmed by Lt-Col's rise? Times of India - 7 November 2008
- ^ a b Abhinav Bharat was ‘hijacked’ by hardliners: probe Indian Express - 2 November 2008
- ^ Hindu terror targets RSS Hindustan Times - 21 November 2008
- ^ Did Abhinav Bharat plan to kill RSS chief? Times of India - June 28, 2010
- ^ "Narco test to be carried on Abhinav Bharat activist". The Times Of India. 10 November 2008.
- ^ Malegaon to Mangalore Indian Express - 28 January 2009
- ^ Abhinav Bharat’s site shut Indian Express - 28 October 2008
- ^ a b Roy, Arundhati (December 2008 2008-12-13). "The Monster in the Mirror". London: Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
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