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Journalist since 2005. Write on issues concerning South Asia, including politics, history, rights, culture, environment and climate change. Regional focus West Bengal, northeast India and Bangladesh. Ex-special correspondent, HT; independent since 2020. Bylines in The Diplomat, Outlook, The Wire, Al Jazeera English, TRT World, HuffPost India, Mongabay, Nikkei Asia, The Caravan, Eco-Business, Deccan Herald, The Times of India, The Print, Newslaundry, IndiaSpend, Article-14, and Live History In…

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Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Narendra Modi’s Pet Project, is Mired in Corruption

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| The Diplomat Magazine Verified
Devotees’ donations have allegedly been siphoned away under the watch of Sangh Parivar leaders. With elections in Uttar Pradesh due next year, the BJP has swung into damage control mode. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (second from left), RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (third from left) and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath (second from right) at the consecration ceremony of the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, on January 22, 2024.
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Why is the RSS, the Parent Organization of India’s Ruling BJP, Still Unregistered?

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By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya Verified
| Tribune Content Agency
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it “the world’s largest NGO.” A global database describes its family of organizations as “the largest far-right network in history.” Yet, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological-organizational parent of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), remains an unregistered entity a hundred years after it was established. The RSS is neither a trust nor a non-profit. It is not a legal entity and, hence, is free from financial and other scrutiny.
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Why is the RSS, the Parent Organization of India’s Ruling BJP, Still Unregistered?

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By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya Verified
| The Diplomat Magazine Verified
The century-old RSS has always maintained that it is a “body of individuals” that does not need to register and pay taxes. RSS activists at a training camp in Nagpur, India, on June 4, 2026.
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