Virat Hindustan Sangam
AbbreviationVHS
Formation8 April 2015; 8 years ago (8 April 2015)
FounderSubramanian Swamy
TypeRight-wing
PurposeHindu Renaissance
Region
India
President
Subramanian Swamy
General Secretary
Jagdish Shetty
Arvind Chaturvedi
Websitevhsindia.org

The Virat Hindustan Sangam (abbr. VHS) is an Indian right-wing cultural organisation.[1] It was founded by Subramanian Swamy on 8 April 2015.[2] Its stated objective is "to pave way for a Hindu Renaissance based on the concepts of Sanatana Dharma".[3] It was established to push issues like building Ram Mandir, scrapping Article 370 and bringing Uniform Civil Code.[4][5]

Sri Lankan politician Mahinda Rajapaksa had also addressed an event organised by VHS in 2018, where he said that war of 2009 was against terrorism and not against the Tamil community.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Subramanian Swamy launches Hindutva outfit 'Virat Hindustan Sangam'". Firstpost. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Swamy floats new outfit". The Hindu. 9 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "About VHS". Virat Hindustan Sangam. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "BJP's Subramaniam Swamy launches Hindutva outfit". The Indian Express. PTI. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ Sharma, Betwa (18 April 2015). "Subramanian Swamy's New Hindutva Outfit Is For English-Speaking, Social Media Savvy Indians". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Former Sri Lankan President Rajapakse to visit New Delhi next month". DD News. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka's military did not wage ethnic war against Tamils, says ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa". Scroll.in. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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