Pravin Togadia is an Indian doctor, cancer surgeon and an advocate for Hindu nationalism, coming from the state of Gujarat.
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18 Facts About Praveen Togadia
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Praveen Togadia was the former International Working President of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and a cancer surgeon by qualification.
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Praveen Togadia had a falling out with the Sangh Parivar and is a vocal critic of Narendra Modi.
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Praveen Togadia received a bachelor's degree in medicine followed by a master's degree in surgical oncology.
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Praveen Togadia practised as a surgeon for fourteen years and established a hospital, Dhanvantri Hospital, in Ahmedabad.
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Praveen Togadia was an RSS swayamsevak in Ahmedabad, and a colleague of Narendra Modi.
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Praveen Togadia hailed the Modi Government as the start of the "Hindu Rashtra".
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Praveen Togadia hailed the conduct of the riots as the "Hindutva laboratory" and said that it will be replicated in Delhi.
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Praveen Togadia is reported to have complained after the elections that Modi was garnering all the "credit" for the riots whereas it was his men that did all the killing.
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Praveen Togadia in turn ridiculed Modi's efforts to reach out to Muslims through his sadbhavana initiatives.
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Praveen Togadia is frequently noted for making inflammatory speeches and holding trishul deeksha ceremonies for VHP and Bajrang Dal activists.
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Praveen Togadia resigned as international working president of the VHP in April 2018, after a candidate he supported lost an internal election to the post of VHP President.
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In 2017, Praveen Togadia established a helpline, with the stated aim of providing free medical consultation to the poor.
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Praveen Togadia was arrested in April 2003 after distributing tridents to Bajrang Dal activists in Ajmer, in a ceremony termed "trishul deeksha, " defying a state government ban.
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Praveen Togadia was released on bail on the condition that he would not distribute tridents.
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Praveen Togadia was arrested in August 2013 from Ayodhya along with other VHP leaders by the Uttar Pradesh Police before the planned 'Chaurasi Kosi Parikrama Yatra' that was banned over fears of communal flareup.
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