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| Sadhvi Prachi | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | Bagpat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Parent | Harbir Singh Arya (Father) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founder of | Bhagwa Kranti Sena |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta Hindutva arya samaj |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Mandaleshwar Swami Paramanand Giri Ji |
| Website | www.sadhviprachi.com |
Sadhvi Prachi is a firebrand Hindutva politician and member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Early life
Sadhvi Prachi was born as Prachi Arya in a lower-middle-class Kori Schedule Caste family in Sirsali Village in Uttar Pradesh in Bagpat District.
Sadhvi Prachi entered public life and the Sangh Parivar as a trainee and member of the Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, which is the women's arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but gained attention as a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
Death threats and controversies
On 13 July 2016, she announced a reward of ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) to anyone willing to behead Zakir Naik. This has led her to controversies for spreading violence and hatred.
The following is a list of her statements which have triggered controversies and opposition.
- She triggered a controversy by unleashing a scathing attack on Shah Rukh Khan, calling him a Pakistani agent and should move there.
- She said "It is big misfortune in our parliament that we have one to two terrorists sitting there."
- Why are Hindu devotees always under threats during pilgrimages be it Amarnath, Vaishno devi, or puri's Jaganath Temple. If such attacks happen I tell you hajj yatris will face consequences.
- Those who do not chant Bharat Mata ki jai or Vande Mataram insult national flag and those who indulge in Cow slaughter have no right to live in India.
- After Dadri lynching she said "Those who consume beef deserve such actions"
- Why do they always find Hindu girls for themselves we must boycott Khans.
- Gandhian ways of protests and hunger strikes were worthless in achieving freedom.
- They are trapping our daughters through love jihad.These people who give birth to 35-40 are spreading love jihad. They are trying to make Hindustan, Darul Islam.
- The Nepal earthquake occurred due to visit of Rahul Gandhi who is non-vegetarian. He did not take bath in Holy Ganga. He should have it purified himself.
- I am working to make India Muslim free.
- Nehru was the biggest rapist on Rahul Gandhi's rape capital remark.
Notes
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- "Unite under RSS". The Hindu. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- "खुद को बनाएं सबल : प्राची". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- Sagar, Parvej (2 February 2015). "जानिए, कौन हैं साध्वी प्राची?". Aaj Tak.
- Bacchetta & Power 2002, pp. 259–260 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFBacchettaPower2002 (help)
- "Sadhvi Prachi offers Rs 60-lakh reward for Zakir Naik's death". No. 1. The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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- "Nehru was the biggest rapist: Sadhvi Prachi on Rahul Gandhi's rape capital remark". India Today. Ist. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
Further reading
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996). The Hindu nationalist movement in India. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-10335-0.
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005). The Sangh Parivar: a reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566929-9.
- Basu, Amrita; Jeffery, Patricia (1998). Appropriating gender: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-91866-4.
- Kapadia, Karin (2002). The violence of development: the political economy of gender. London: Zed. ISBN 978-1-84277-207-2.