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'''Acharya Giriraj Kishore''' (4 February 1920 – 13 July 2014) was an [[India]]n [[activist]] representing [[Hindutva|Hindu nationalism]]. He served as senior vice-president of [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]], the religious wing of the Hindu nationalist [[Sangh Parivar]].<br />
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==life==<br />
Kishore was from Etah Village Misauli near Jalesar. He had done his master's degree in Hindi literature, history and political science.<br />
As a school teacher in the town of [[Morena]], he caught the attention of [[Vijayaraje Scindia]], a prominent leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from the [[Gwalior|region]]. Mrs. Scindia, whose sympathies lay with VHP, gave him a start in the organisation during the [[Ram Janmabhoomi]] agitation,<ref name="IE">"Band of Brothers", by Pradeep Kaushal, ''[http://www.expressindia.com/flair/20020317/1.html The Indian Express] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622031311/http://www.expressindia.com/flair/20020317/1.html |date=2007-06-22 }}'', 17 March 2002</ref> with which he came to be closely associated. He acted as joint general secretary, general secretary and senior vice president of the International wing of the [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]].<br />
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==Activism==<br />
On October 16 in Jhajjar district, Haryana, five Dalit youths were lynched by a mob, reportedly led by members of the VHP in the presence of local police officials, following false rumors that the Dalits had killed a cow. Nearly a month later five people were arrested, prompting a backlash by villagers who pelted police with stones and blocked off roads for nearly a week. The local leader of the VHP, Acharya Giriraj Kishore, said he had no regrets over the incident and that the life of a cow was worth more than that of five Dalits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k3/asia6.html|title=Human Rights Watch World Report 2003: Asia: India|website=www.hrw.org|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref><br />
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Kishore died on 13 July 2014 at RK Puram, New Delhi. He donated his body to Medical college for social cause.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran VHP leader Giriraj kishore passes away|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/veteran-vhp-leader-giriraj-kishore-passes-away/1017654|access-date=14 July 2014|work=Patrika Group|date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191505/http://www.patrika.com/news/veteran-vhp-leader-giriraj-kishore-passes-away/1017654|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130131004942/http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20090615&fname=BJP+(F)&sid=2]<br />
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