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| Formation | 1986 (39 years ago) (1986) |
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| Headquarters | Sangat Marg, Ram Nagar,Paharganj,New Delhi,Delhi 110055 |
Region |  India |
| Leader | Gurcharan Singh Gill |
Parent organisation | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| Affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party Sangh Parivar |
| Volunteers |  50,000-100,000+ |
TheRashtriya Sikh Sangat ("National Sikh Association") is an India-basedSikh affiliate of theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, aright-wingHindutvaparamilitary organisation.
With about 450+ ekais (shakas, units) predominantly in the states ofRajasthan,Haryana,Punjab,Gujarat,Delhi,Uttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra and as also presence in other states.[1] Rashtriya Sikh Sangat was inspired by theHindu nationalist organisationRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to unite Hindus and Sikh.[2]
| No. | Leader | Photo | Term at office | |||
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| 1 | Shamsher Singh | - | 1986 to 1990 (Founder) | |||
| 2 | Chiranjeev Singh[3] | 1990 to - | ||||
| 3 | Rulda Singh[4] | - to 2009[5] | ||||
| 4 | Gurcharan Singh Gill[6] | 2009 to Present[1] | ||||
In 2009,Khalistan Liberation Force andBabbar Khalsa, twoKhalistani militant organisations assassinatedRulda Singh, the then president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, inPatiala.[1][7][8]
TheAkal Takht issued aHukamnama (order) to the Sikh community in 2004 to not lend support to this organisation as it does not represent Sikh interests. The edict stands, even now.[9]
In 2004, the leader of the Akal Takht declared that the organisation to be "anti-Sikh" and "anti-panthic".[10] It forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it.[1] TheAkal Takht, (the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community worldwide) reiterated the ban again in 2019 and sees the organisation as an attempt by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to promoteHindutva to Sikhs. and an attempt to assimilate (absorb) Sikhs intoHinduism.[11]
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