21 Facts About Pravin Togadia

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Pravin Togadia is an Indian doctor, cancer surgeon and an advocate for Hindu nationalism, coming from the state of Gujarat.

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Pravin Togadia was the former International Working President of the Vishva Hindu Parishad and a cancer surgeon by qualification.

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Pravin Togadia had a falling out with the Sangh Parivar and is a vocal critic of Narendra Modi.

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Pravin Togadia received a bachelor's degree in medicine followed by a master's degree in surgical oncology.

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Pravin Togadia practised as a surgeon for fourteen years and established a hospital, Dhanvantri Hospital, in Ahmedabad.

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Pravin Togadia was born in a farmer family and belongs to Patel community.

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Pravin Togadia was an RSS swayamsevak in Ahmedabad, and a colleague of Narendra Modi.

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Pravin Togadia was drafted into VHP in 1983 and Modi was drafted into the BJP in 1984.

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When Modi was banished to Delhi by Keshubhai Patel, Pravin Togadia provided him support in Gujarat.

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Pravin Togadia hailed the Modi Government as the start of the "Hindu Rashtra".

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Pravin Togadia hailed the conduct of the riots as the "Hindutva laboratory" and said that it will be replicated in Delhi.

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Pravin 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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Pravin Togadia in turn ridiculed Modi's efforts to reach out to Muslims through his sadbhavana initiatives.

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In October 2003, Ashok Singhal signalled his retirement due to ill health and Pravin Togadia was informally appointed as the leader of VHP.

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Pravin Togadia is frequently noted for making inflammatory speeches and holding trishul deeksha ceremonies for VHP and Bajrang Dal activists.

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Pravin 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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Pravin Togadia then launched a new organisation, the Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, with a stated commitment to an ideology based on Hindu nationalis.

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In 2017, Pravin Togadia established a helpline, with the stated aim of providing free medical consultation to the poor.

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Pravin 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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Pravin Togadia was released on bail on the condition that he would not distribute tridents.

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Pravin 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.