Undying support to their patron and founder and a firm vow to turn India into a Hindu nation were perhaps the threads that bound the group founded by Yogi Adityanath. “The HYV ran an aggressively toxic campaign, turning even small events into full-blown communal wars and projecting minorities as the enemies of Hindus,” wrote Dhirendra K. Jha in his recent book, “Yogi Adityanath and the Hindu Yuva Vahini”. Originally a member of the Congress, Nath had joined the Hindu Mahasabha in 1937, and played an instrumental role in communal politics of the time. The Gorakhnath temple (Wikimedia Commons) The Gorakhnath temple (Wikimedia Commons)Nath’s tradition of communal politics has been carefully carried forward by Yogi Adityanath. They fondly refer to Adityanath as “Gau Raksha Peethadishwar Parampujya Yogi Adityanath Ji Maharaj” and put on a saffron stole around their necks to distinguish themselves from others.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2017 13:41 UTC