Praveen Togadia

Praveen Togadia

Praveen Togadia (born in 1957) is the International General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). An oncologist by profession, he was appointed chief instructor of an RSS officers training camp in 1979 at the age 22.

Media Portrayal and Response

Muslim newspapers accuse him of being a "Kaffir" and a "Hindu Taliban". [ [http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15102002/1510200233.htm milligazette interview] ]

He has been banned from attending processions [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021117/main1.htm Tribune India] ] and numerous other sanctions have been made against him.

Arundhati Roy described Praveen Togadia as a "rabble-rousing demagogue of the Hindu right wing, synonymous with inflammatory hate speech against Muslims".cite book
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Togadia has asserted in online interviews that he does not mandate violence in the Hindutva Movement, and stressed that he was not against minorities. He also says that the majority of the work concerning the emancipation of the lower castes is not done by Christian Missionaries but by Hindu organizations: [http://www.rediff.com/chat/pravchat.htm 'Nobody has the right to convert anybody in India'] , Praveenbhai Togadia Chat]

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