Hindutva
Form of right-wing Hindu nationalism
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| 2024 | MNS suffered a major political defeat, losing all 135 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. |
| 2024 | RSS achieved a comprehensive organizational presence with 73,117 Shakhas, 45,600 Sthans, 27,717 Milans, and 10,567 Mandalis, totaling 157,001 points of work, representing a substantial growth in its organizational network. |
| September 2024 | Film producer Ameya Khopkar threatened violence against Pakistani actors for the film 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' set to release on October 2, 2024. |
| January 22 2024 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed Ram Mandir, delivering a speech emphasizing Ram's significance to India's identity and national spirit. |
| March 2023 | RSS planned to increase its number of shakhas to one lakh and appoint 2,500 new pracharaks across India, demonstrating a significant expansion of organizational infrastructure and outreach. |
| March 2023 | RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale reiterated the organisation's opposition to the legalisation of gay marriage, arguing that in Hinduism marriage is a 'Sanskar' involving two people of opposite gender. |
| January 2023 | Mohan Bhagwat stated that LGBT individuals 'should have their own private and social space as they are humans and have the right to live as others'. |
| 2022 | Professor Parimal G. Patil of Harvard forced Sheldon Pollock to resign from his position as General Editor of the Murty Classical Library of India, two years before his term was scheduled to end. |
| 2022 |
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A similar app named Bulli Bai was created to auction Muslim women, involving the same Trads group responsible for Sulli Deals.
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| September 2022 | Former RSS pracharak Yashwant Shinde revealed in an interview and sworn affidavit details of covert operations and terrorist attacks, including bombings in Jalna, Purna, and Parbhani mosques, alleging direct involvement of RSS and Sanghi Pariwar members in planning terror attacks to create communal discord. |
| March 2022 |
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Neeraj Bishnoi, an engineering student involved in the Bulli Bai case, was granted bail by the court.
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| March 29 2022 |
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Thakur was granted bail by the court following his arrest in the Sulli Deals app case.
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| January 11 2022 |
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UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, publicly condemned the Sulli Deals app as a form of hate speech targeting Muslim women, calling for prosecution and protection of minority human rights.
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| January 9 2022 |
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Aumkareshwar Thakur, the creator of the Sulli Deals app, was arrested by the Delhi Police for creating an app that targeted and sought to 'defame' Muslim women.
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| January 6 2022 |
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Delhi Police announced they were investigating to find the actual creator of the Sulli Deals app through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT).
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| 2021 | A group of North American-based scholars of South Asia formed a collective and published the Hindutva Harassment Field Manual to address threats to academic freedom. |
| 2021 | Assam Assembly passes a bill prohibiting beef slaughter or sale within a radius of temples, targeting predominantly non-beef eating communities. |
| December 2021 | Karnataka state cabinet approved an anti-conversion bill, making it a law targeting 'love jihad'. |
| July 8 2021 |
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The National Commission for Women India took suo moto cognisance of the Sulli Deals app case, and the Delhi Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the online harassment of Muslim women.
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| July 4 2021 |
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GitHub suspended the 'sullideals' account and removed the Sulli Deals app after multiple complaints about its harassing content.
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| July 4 2021 |
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Several pictures of Muslim women were posted on Twitter through the Sulli Deals app, describing each woman as a 'deal of the day'. This incident sparked widespread condemnation.
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| May 2021 |
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Anonymous accounts harassed Hasiba Amin, the National Convenor of Congress IT Cell.
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| May 2021 |
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A YouTuber named Liberal Doge conducted a livestream where he 'rated out of 10' Pakistani women, contributing to online harassment of Muslim women.
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| April 2021 | Gujarat Assembly amended the Freedom of Religion Act, 2003, introducing stringent provisions against forcible conversion through marriage or allurement. |
| 2020 | During the coronavirus lockdown in India, RSS provided essential services including masks, soaps, and food to people across the country. |
| 2020 | A Muslim woman from Jammu and Kashmir donated 5 lakh rupees from her Hajj pilgrimage savings to RSS-affiliated 'Sewa Bharati' after being impressed by their welfare work during the pandemic. |
| December 2020 | Madhya Pradesh approved an anti-conversion law similar to the Uttar Pradesh ordinance, targeting religious conversions through marriage. |
| November 28 2020 | The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance came into effect in Uttar Pradesh, imposing up to 10 years in prison for religious conversions through marriage. |
| October 31 2020 | Yogi Adityanath announced plans to pass a law to curb 'love jihad' and prevent religious conversions. |
| September 2020 | The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh religious party, left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over disagreements regarding the farms bill, marking a significant political shift in its relationship with Hindutva-aligned parties. |
| September 2020 | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked his government to develop a strategy to prevent 'religious conversions in the name of love'. |
| January 2020 | MNS unveiled a new party flag, though the symbol was not used for elections. |
| January 2020 | Raj Thackeray changed party flag color to Bhagwa and shifted agenda to Hindutva, giving a speech against Indian Muslims and supporting the National Register of Citizens. |
| January 2020 | RSS, along with other right-wing political parties and religious organizations, protested against the installation of a Jesus statue at Kapala Hills of Kanakapura, challenging a land donation originally made by the government to the Christian community. |
| 2019 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chose not to contest in the Loksabha Elections, marking a significant change in their electoral strategy. |
| 2019 | MNS reduced to winning only 1 seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. |
| 2019 | RSS Annual Report revealed a total of 84,877 shakhas, with 59,266 held daily and 17,229 held weekly. |
| 2019 | RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat published a book stating that homosexuality should remain a 'private matter' and gay marriages should not be institutionalised. |
| November 9 2019 | Supreme Court of India passed a landmark verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, approving the creation of Ram Mandir on the disputed land and allocating an alternative site for a mosque to the Sunni Waqf Board. |
| August 5 2019 | Narendra Modi performed the Bhoomipujan at Ayodhya, becoming the first prime minister to visit Ram Janmabhoomi and Hanuman Garhi. |
| August 5 2019 | The Modi administration revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, effectively removing the region's limited autonomy and moving to integrate it more closely with the rest of India. The Supreme Court later upheld this abrogation. |
| 2018 | RSS expressed support for Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India case, which decriminalised homosexual activity in India, while simultaneously condemning efforts to legalise gay marriage. |
| September 2018 | MNS workers assaulted a man for a critical Facebook post, forcing him to delete comments and apologize. MNS leader Avinash Jadhav threatened similar consequences for future incidents. |
| June 2018 | Former corporator Kishor Shinde slapped a multiplex manager repeatedly over high food prices and food item bans. |
| May 2018 | Over 20 MNS workers brutally attacked three trans-women, causing severe injuries. |
| 2017 | MNS workers forcibly removed signboards of several Gujarati shops, claiming they were belittling the Marathi language. |
| 2017 | Beginning of a three-year period showing a 30% increase in Muslim student enrollment in Vidya Bharati schools (RSS educational wing) in Uttar Pradesh. |
| June 6 2017 | Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directs state police to take action against cow slaughter and cattle smuggling under the National Security Act and the Gangster Act. |
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