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'''Abhinav Bharat''' is an ultra-right-wing<ref>{{cite news|title=The Mirror Explodes: Hindu terror is a reality, yet India refuses to utter its name|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266145|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=JUL 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Abhinav Bharat's real aim was communal riots: Congress|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-11-22/news/28439827_1_rss-leaders-abhinav-bharat-prime-ministerial-candidate|publisher=]|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> Hindu extremist organization<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahan|first=Rajan|title=Abhinav Bharat under ATS scanner for '07 Ajmer blast|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/abhinav-bharat-under-ats-scanner-for-07-ajmer-blast-1925|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name=ban>{{cite news|last=Jain|first=Bharti|title=Maharashtra government moves to ban Abhinav Bharat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maharashtra-government-moves-to-ban-Abhinav-Bharat/articleshow/18700472.cms|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=Feb 27, 2013}}</ref> based in ], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home ministry turns down Maharashtra's plea to ban Abhinav Bharat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Home-ministry-turns-down-Maharashtras-plea-to-ban-Abhinav-Bharat/articleshow/21978779.cms|publisher=]|accessdate=2 March 2014}}</ref>The entity gained prominence when its members were arrested for allegedly perpetrating the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Naveen|first=P.|title=Malegaon blast: Focus on new outfits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/malegaon-blast-focus-on-new-outfits/article1-347406.aspx|accessdate=2 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=October 27, 2008}}</ref> The 2nd Abhinav Bharat, a Public Charitable Trust,<ref></ref> affirms that the two entities have no connection of any kind, and are antithetical in nature, with itself, the Trust being one that "works for a pluralist, peaceful, just and humane society," does not indulge in or condone acts of violence or illegal activities, and, in order to protect its own reputation, has filed a ] ] #02 of 2009 in the ] against the use of its name by the neo-Sawarkarite organization. '''Abhinav Bharat''' is an ultra-right-wing<ref>{{cite news|title=The Mirror Explodes: Hindu terror is a reality, yet India refuses to utter its name|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266145|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=JUL 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Abhinav Bharat's real aim was communal riots: Congress|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-11-22/news/28439827_1_rss-leaders-abhinav-bharat-prime-ministerial-candidate|publisher=]|accessdate=3 May 2014}}</ref> Hindu extremist organization<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahan|first=Rajan|title=Abhinav Bharat under ATS scanner for '07 Ajmer blast|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/abhinav-bharat-under-ats-scanner-for-07-ajmer-blast-1925|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name=ban>{{cite news|last=Jain|first=Bharti|title=Maharashtra government moves to ban Abhinav Bharat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maharashtra-government-moves-to-ban-Abhinav-Bharat/articleshow/18700472.cms|accessdate=3 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=Feb 27, 2013}}</ref> based in ], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home ministry turns down Maharashtra's plea to ban Abhinav Bharat|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Home-ministry-turns-down-Maharashtras-plea-to-ban-Abhinav-Bharat/articleshow/21978779.cms|publisher=]|accessdate=2 March 2014}}</ref>The entity gained prominence when its members were arrested for allegedly perpetrating the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Naveen|first=P.|title=Malegaon blast: Focus on new outfits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopal/malegaon-blast-focus-on-new-outfits/article1-347406.aspx|accessdate=2 May 2014|newspaper=]|date=October 27, 2008}}</ref>
The second Abhinav Bharat,is a Public Charitable Trust,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main42.asp?filename=Op040709subtle_progress.asp |title=India's Independent Weekly News Magazine |publisher=Tehelka |date= |accessdate=2014-04-15}}</ref> and has affirmed that it is not connected with any act of violence or any illegal activity of any kind, and has filed a ] ] in the ] against the use of its name "Abhinav Bharat" by the the neo-Sawarkarite organization.


==History== ==History==

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Not to be confused with Abhinav Bharat Society.

Abhinav Bharat is an ultra-right-wing Hindu extremist organization based in Maharastra, India.The entity gained prominence when its members were arrested for allegedly perpetrating the Malegaon bombing.

The second Abhinav Bharat,is a Public Charitable Trust, and has affirmed that it is not connected with any act of violence or any illegal activity of any kind, and has filed a WP PIL in the Bombay High Court against the use of its name "Abhinav Bharat" by the the neo-Sawarkarite organization.

History

In its first iteration, the group, founded before Independence, was founded and led by Vinayak Savarkar, initially as 'Mitramela' ("Friends' Circle") a secret organization of radical, armed Hindu Nationalist revolutionaries at Nashik in 1900, operating as a military organization, and conducted armed strikes against the British and other targets; after the arrest and trial of Sawarkar as instigator and conspirator in the assassination of Gandhi, its fate is not known, but it is believed to have been outlawed and disbanded by the government. Abhinav Bharat as a reiteration of Savarkar's original and defunct Hindu nationalist organization was created in 2007. There is no connection of any kind between the two organizations.The niece of Nathuram Godse, married to Veer Savarkar's nephew, is the president of the Abhinav Bharat.

Relationship with Sangh Parivar groups

Sangh Parivar representatives have distanced themselves from Abhinav Bharat. Dr. Praveen Togadia, head of the VHP, fears that Abhinav Bharat is weaning away radicals from the VHP, from where much of the Abhinav Bharat membership originates. Among these included Sameer Kulkarni, the points-man for Abhinav Bharat in Madhya Pradesh, who was expelled from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in June 2008 for not following protocol within the organization. Abhinav Bharat has also been accused of plotting to kill senior RSS leaders who they thought weren't doing enough for Hindutva. These plots include allegations from an arrested Abhinav Bharat member in June 2010 that members were involved in a plot to kill RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat.

Allegations of involvement in terrorist activity

Following the arrest and investigation of several of its functionaries in connection with the 2006 Malegaon blasts, the group became the target of sustained investigations for its alleged role in several other terror attacks across the country. Several serving and retired army officers are also believed to have been recruited by Abhinav Bharat and to have helped with indoctrination and arms and explosives training. Claims by police and government of "Saffron Terrorism" as a counterpoint to Islamic terrorism have been met with denunciation and rejection by Hindu nationalists, some of whom reject the claims and accusations of crimes and terrorist activities made against the neo-Sawarkarite Abhinav Bharat. Swapan Dasgupta notes that the group seemed little more "than a letterhead or part of a fantasy world".

See also

References

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  2. "Abhinav Bharat's real aim was communal riots: Congress". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. Mahan, Rajan (April 14, 2009). "Abhinav Bharat under ATS scanner for '07 Ajmer blast". NDTV. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. Jain, Bharti (Feb 27, 2013). "Maharashtra government moves to ban Abhinav Bharat". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. "Home ministry turns down Maharashtra's plea to ban Abhinav Bharat". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. Naveen, P. (October 27, 2008). "Malegaon blast: Focus on new outfits". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. "India's Independent Weekly News Magazine". Tehelka. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  8. "'If We Can Have Bullet For Bullet, Why Not Blast For Blast?'". Outlook. Nov 17, 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  9. "Sangh distances itself from Malegaon episode - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  10. "Togadia alarmed by Lt-Col's rise? - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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  12. "Blast accused wanted to kill saffron leaders". Hindustan Times. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
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  14. "Narco test to be carried on Abhinav Bharat activist". The Times Of India. 10 November 2008.
  15. "Malegaon to Mangalore". Indian Express. 28 January 2009.
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