Subject:*.Master brain of minority terrorist from India to Visit USA

*Sadhvi Ritambhara will be in Mahwah, NJ temple in September:

*Hindu Samaj Mandir , 247 W. Ramapo Ave , Mahwah , New Jersey , 07430*

*Sadhvi Ritambhara

*Association:

1. Priestess at Param Shakti Peeth, Madhya Pradesh, India
2. Leader, Vishwa Hindu Parishad
3. Founding Chairperson, Durga Vahini (Army of Durga – A Hindu women’s
militant group) [1]
4. Leader, Sant Samaj
Summary:

- Liberhan Commission - An enquiry commission appointed by the Indian
Government to investigate the demolition of 16th Century Babri Mosque by
Hindu militants gave the verdict that Sadhvi Ritambhara was one of the 68
people directly responsible for the demolition of the mosque and the
subsequent violence that killed some 3,000 people across India. There are
criminal cases ongoing against her in India.
- Raised funds from her US and International fundraising visits and used
it to set up terrorist camps in her Ashram known as Vatsalya Gram where
young children are trained in the use of arms and ammunitions. [2].
- Founding chairperson of Durga Vahini, a militant Hindu women’s
organization that provides weapons training. Its members have been
responsible for numerous acts of violence including the ransacking of the
Orissa state assembly [3] and the anti-minority pogroms in Gujarat in 2002
[4][5] which killed over 2,000 people.
- Ritambhara’s student and protégé Sadhvi Pragya Singh has been arrested
for masterminding the Malegaon Blasts of September 8, 2006 in which 37
people were killed and over 125 injured [6][7]. She was a member of the
Durga Vahini [6] and an associate of Sadhvi Ritambhara. Subsequent to the
blast, Ritambhara came to her defense and rubbished the accusation against
Pragya Singh [8] as a “conspiracy against Hindu religion”.
- Every visit of Sadhvi Ritambhara to the United States and other Western
countries results in various protests against her presence.
On Christianity

Report on Sadhvi Ritambhara’s Speech at the Narendra Modi sponsored Shibri
Kumbh Mela in the Christian Tribal Belt of Dangs:

Sadhvi Ritambhara, a popular Hindu preacher whose programs are aired on
several TV channels, said*, "They [Christians] call us harvest. They intend
to pluck us out. And foreigners want to do this to us." **Ritambhara said it
was imperative for Hindus to take up arms to save their religion**. "It is
our own people who help foreigners to succeed in their schemes," she said.
"And they convert tribal people in the garb of education and social
service." She also alleged that missionaries convert poor tribal people by
using deception, such as immersing in water both a stone idol of Rama and a
wooden cross, then saying that Rama drowned but Christ did not.
"But we believe in test by fire – set fire to both the idol of Rama and
the cross, and you will see that the cross will burn down, but Rama will
stay," she said.
Ritambhara encouraged the gathering to mobilize friends to stand against the
enemy and continue to work till the whole country was "saffronized. " The
saffron-colored flag of the extremist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) is a symbol of Hindutva nationalist ideology.
Finally, Ratumbhara said that those who did not love the country should not
be allowed to live in it.*

*Event Shows Extent of Hindu Fear of Christianity, *Secular India Journal,
Feb 14, 2006

URL: http://www.secularindia.com/news/2006/09/29EventShows.htm

URL:
http://www.christianresponse.org/articles/284/event-in-india-shows-exten...

For a full report on the Dangs intimidation of tribal Christians, see the
report at
http://www.sacw.net/DC/CommunalismCollection/ArticlesArchive/DangsReport...
Arrested in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh*

“In the early 1990s, the VHP sought to expand its constituency by stepping
up efforts to Hinduise the Adivasi community around Indore. One element in
this strategy was terrorism directed at Christian missionaries. A Bharatiya
Janata Party upsarpanch, for example, was arrested on the charge of
murdering a nun, Sister Rani Maria, on February 25, 1995. At the same time,
VHP activists began efforts to install forcibly, a Hanuman idol at the
Bhojshala. Local citizens mediated a truce after a first effort by the VHP
to storm the Bhojshala in 1994, but a second assault on April 24, 1995, led
to riots in Dhar, Indore, Ujjain and Dewas. Chief Minister Digvijay Singh's
administration came down hard on the VHP, arresting over 200 activists,
including Sadhvi Rithambara and Bajrang Dal secretary Jaibhan Singh Pavaiya.
The trouble did not end here”

On Islam and Muslims

Speaking in New York at the Hindu Unity Day as a Keynote Speaker, Sadhvi
Ritambhara made the following comments:

“Hindu leaders live in the fool’s paradise. They mistakenly believe that by
indulging in the appeasement of Muslim bullies, one day, they will be able
to create a change of heart in them and win them ever. This foolish attempt
is bound to fail.”
-
http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2006/08/hindu-unity-day-in-ny-was-grea...
*Role in Demolition of Babri Masjid*

Sadhvi Ritambhara is a firebrand Hindu nationalist (Hindutva) activist who
gained notoriety for her role in the demolition of the historic Babri Mosque
in India in 1992. She is known for her rabble rousing speeches which have
often incited sections of the Hindu community to indulge in religious
violence against minorities. During the Babri Masjid demolition, her
sloganeering to the masses of “*Ek Dhakka aur do, Babri Masjid tooDh do*”
(Common fellows give one blow, and raze to the ground the mosque pronto)
provided key impetus to the masses to bring down the 16th century mosque.
Leading up to the demolition of the mosque, one of her war cries was for
having a last *khoon kharaba* (one last massacre) of the Muslims [9]. In
2003, she made the following statement concerning the site of the demolished
mosque: “*the temple would be built by the use of force if all hurdles in
its way were not removed*”[17]

The government appointed Liberhan Commission delegated to investigate the
criminal act, has given the verdict that Sadhvi Ritambhara as one of the 68
people personally responsible for culpable in the demolition of the mosque
and the subsequent violence that resulted in the deaths of some 3,000 people
across the breadth of India [10].

Ritambhara is one of the 21 high level Hindutva leaders who have been
accused in FIR No. 198/92 for conspiring and inciting the masses to demolish
the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya. All those accused in FIR No. 198/92 were
charged under Indian Penal Code section 153 A, 153-B, 295,295 (A) and 505.
The charge of 120-B (conspiracy) was added during investigation. This case
against Ritambhara is currently being pursued by India’s Federal
Investigating Agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation.

*Terrorist & Militant Activities*

Sadhvi Ritambhara is the founder of Durga Vahini, the largest woman’s
militant group. The group subscribes to a Hindu supremacist ideology. It
trains women in martial arts and weapons training including rifle training,
swords, lathis and other forms of weapons. Weapon’s training is considered
illegal as per Indian laws.

Below are photographs of Durga Vahini militia women receiving militant
training:

Mention of the Malegaon Blasts in India appeared in the US State
Department’s International Religious Freedom Report for 2009 which describes
the blasts as follows:

*Religious extremists committed numerous terrorist attacks throughout the
country during the reporting period. Terrorists attacked Ahmedabad,
Bangalore, and Delhi. On September 28, 2008, there was a bomb blast in
Malegaon, Maharashtra, outside a building where the banned Students' Islamic
Movement of India (SIMI) previously had an office. The blast killed 7
persons and injured more than 90. Several figures, including a sadhvi (Hindu
holy woman), associated with Hindu nationalist groups were arrested in the
blast investigation….*

**SOURCE: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/127365.htm

The Sadhvi being mentioned is Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is a member of
the Durga Vahini – the militant group that Sadhvi Ritambhara is a founding
chairperson of. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur collaborated with a like minded
Hindu nationalist Colonel Purohit in the Indian Army to obtain RDX and
developed bombs which were used for the blasts in Malegaon that killed 37
people and injured over 125 people. The close relationship between the
accused mastermind Pragya Singh Thakur and Sadhvi Ritambhara is further
evidenced by the following photos in which both of them can be seen together
circa 2007 – one year after the blasts but prior to Pragya Singh’s arrest.

Arrested In Indian State of Jammu

Ritambhara was arrested in the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir to prevent
violence that may erupt from her incendiary speeches:

As per the news article:

*The police Saturday arrested fringe Hindu leader Sadhvi Ritambhara who was
to hold a public rally here, amid renewed violence over the Amarnath land
row that left two people dead Friday forcing the authorities to call out the
Indian Army.*[11]

*

Militant Attitudes

"Sadhvi Ritambara of Param Shakti Peeth of Madhya Pradesh, in her forceful
speech, said that everyone should develop an ideal relationship and
communicate with God. She said that the world should become a 'Pariwar' or a
family and not a 'Bazaar' (market place) of petty fights or wars. She said:
'Mother and motherland are very dear to Hindus. We love peace, but we will
not hesitate to respond effectively and vigorously if our honor and
self-respect are threatened.” – *Sadhvi Ritambhara’s Speech at the Vedic
Dharma Conference*, URL:
http://www.vivekanandagospel.org/vedantaconference.htm

According to author Tanika Sarkar, who wrote a book on Women in the Hindu
Nationalist movement: “Ritambhara has amply justified the importance vested
in her [by the Hindu Nationalist movement]. Her ringing exhortations to
Hindus to arise and kill Muslims have paid rich dividends in the form of
anti-Muslim pogroms even in places earlier free of communal conflict. At a
small western UP town of Khurja, for instance, the old lanes were strewn
with nearly 200 Muslim corpses after two bouts of violence in December and
January 1990-1. Interviewing some of the inhabitants, we were told that
though old habits die hard, and although peaceful coexistence had been one
such old habit, repeated broadcasts of Ritambhara’s cassettes over
successive days at local temples had finally done the trick. Priests from
Basti in UP had informed us that they had suspended their normal programmes
of recitations from sacred texts at temples in order to continuously play
the cassettes”[19] [pg 267]

Ritambhara’s US and UK Visits & Protests

In July, 2002 when she was in the United States, many organizations
protested and the organizers withdrew the sponsorship of her program and
regretted extending an invitation to her [12, 13].

In 2006, Ritambhara led a meet for launching a sectarian Hindu Political
Party in India, whose express aim according to the organizers of the meet
was: "The main aim for this political party would be to safeguard the
legitimate interests of Hindus in India, preserve the Hindu character of the
country, and ultimately capture political power,”[18]

In June 2007, City of Hollywood, FL disassociated with Sadhvi Ritambhara
once the City come to know about Sadhvi Ritambhara’s extremist ideology and
her association with violence and hate [14, 15].

In 2007, the Council on Indian Muslims, UK demanded a probe against Sadhvi
Ritambhara upon learning of her plans to visit the UK [16].

In September, 2009, The International Swaminarayanan [Hindu] Temple (ISSO)
based in Norwalk, CA cancelled Ritambhara’s scheduled events upon coming to
know of her radical militant activities.

*REFERENCES:*

1. Wikipedia Entry - Durga Vahini -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Vahini
2. Sadhvi Rithambhara Ashram trains women in martial arts! -
http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20070616/689355.html
3. Tehelka: Next Stop Orissa:
http://www.tehelka.com/story_main37.asp?filename=Ne190108next_stop.asp
4. DAWN: ‘Stop Funding Fascist Hindus’ -
http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/020901/dmag12.htm
5. TRIBUNE: Women ‘Ram Bhakt’ hog limelight -
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020412/nation.htm#7
6. Wikipedia Entry: Pragya Singh Thakur -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragya_Singh_Thakur
7. Wikipedia Entry: Malegaon Blasts -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Malegaon_blasts
8. DNA: Ritambhara comes to Sadhvi Pragya’s Rescue -
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ritambhara-comes-to-sadhvi-pragya-s...
9. TRIBUNE: BJP Needs an Overhaul -
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090605/edit.htm#4
10. OUTLOOK: The Liberhan 68 -
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?262971
11. TWOCIRCLES: Ritambhara arrested in Jammu -
http://www.twocircles.net/2008aug02/ritambhara_arrested_jammu.html
12. Protestors confront Sadhvi Rithambara in New York
http://nrisahi.ektaonline.org/press/news/rediff072702.htm
13. Protestors confront Sadhvi Rithambara in New York, July 27, 2002
http://www.rediff.com/us/2002/jul/27us.htm
14. Thanks to campaigning - City of Hollywood dissociates from Sadhvi
Ritambhara Event

http://communalism.blogspot.com/2007/06/thanks-to-campaigning-city-of-ho...
15. TIMES OF INDIA: Hindu groups in US spar over Ritambhara's visit -
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2145939.cms
16. CIM UK Demands probe against arrival of VHP leader in the UK -
http://www.twocircles.net/2007jul01/cim_demands_probe_against_arrival_vh...
17. TRIBUNE: Temple will be built by use of force -
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030402/main6.htm
18. HINDUSTAN TIMES: Hindu meet in US to launch Hindu Political Party -
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/nm16/Hindu-meet-in-US-for-religi...
19. Hindu wife, Hindu nation, community, religion, and cultural
nationalism By Tanika Sarkar
http://books.google.com/books?id=Q3zRZAKw8-IC&lpg=PA268&pg=PA269#v=onepa...
20. FRONTLINE: Predatory Pursuit of Power -
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1511/15110990.htm

*ALSO SEE:*

1. *"The Hindu organizations most responsible for violence against
Christians are the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council, VHP), the
Bajrang Dal, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (National Volunteer Corps,
RSS). According to a former RSS member, these groups cannot be divorced from
the ruling BJP party: "There is no difference between the BJP and RSS. BJP