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Does Britain really have a Hindu extremism problem?

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Leaked intelligence report by the National Police Chiefs’ Council ( NPCC ) has caused anger among Britain ’s million -strong Hindu community.
The report suggests that British Hindu extremists are allying themselves with the far right, interfering with British elections and stoking tensions with Sikh and Muslim communities.
But how worried should we be? Does Britain really have a Hindutva problem?.
A few anti-Labour WhatsApp messages shouldn’t be keeping intelligence chiefs awake at night .
Tensions between British Indians and Pakistanis could swell again following the jihadist attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir .
The idea that Hindutva ideology is a threat comparable to Islamism or the far right isn't just wrong it's reckless.
Pursuing phantom threats will only make matters worse, writes Hardeep Singh .
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