British Hindu extremists are forming alliances with far-right groups over their common hatred of Muslims - sparking fears religious brawls could break out again

British Hindu extremists are forming alliances with Far-Right groups over their common hatred of Muslims, says a police intelligence report seen by the Mail on Sunday.

The study also claims that the extremists, who are aligned with Indias hardline prime minister Narendra Modi, are feared to be interfering in British elections by telling Hindus which parties to vote for and which to avoid.

The secret report, compiled by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), says Hindu extremism - which is known as Hindutva - may worsen community relationships between Hindus and other faith groups like Muslims and Sikhs.

The study, written by the National Community Tension Team, comes two months after the Home Office completed its so-called rapid sprint on extremism in Britain.

That sprint review mentioned Hindutva as an extremism of concern, playing a role in the violent unrest that took place in Leicester in the summer of 2022. It was the first time Hindutva was mentioned as a concern in a Government report.

It said: Hindutva is a political movement distinct from Hinduism which advocates for the hegemony of Indian Hindus and the establishment of a monolithic Hindu rastra or state in India.

Tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities in the UK are still evident and the events in Leicester show how disinformation can play a role in offline action.

The NPCC report said that Far-Right activist, Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has already met with some Hindu groups to promote anti-Muslim campaigns, adding his presence appeared to be welcomed by the Indian media and a minority of British Hindus.

The alliance between British Hindus and Far-Right groups over their common hatred of Muslims have evoked memories of the shocking violence which occurred between Hindu and Muslim mobs in Leicester in September 2022

During those riots, the shocking images of sectarian violence and masked hate mobs on the streets showed the violent clashes between angry young men

The riots, which led to 25 police officers being injured and 47 people being arrested, were blamed on a cricket match between India and Pakistan

The report says: There is a realistic possibility that pockets of Hindutva supporters in the UK will align themselves to British ERW [extreme right wing] organisations due to some commonly shared beliefs including anti-Muslim hatred.

The study adds that some European Far Right terrorists have also found aspects of the Hindutva ideology appealing, particularly Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people in Norway in July 2011.

Breivik acclaimed the Hindutva ideology in his manifesto, and listed Modis party, the BJP, and another Indian extremist group called RSS as resources of information, said the report.

However, the NPCC paper makes clear that moderate Hindus have condemned the alliance between Hindutva and white supremacists in Britain.

The paper also highlighted concerns that Hindutva extremists – who are aligned with Mr Modis BJP – are interfering in Britains elections.

Leicestershire Police were called out on the weekend in 2022 where the brawls broke out, in order to police groups of people gathering in city neighbourhoods 

Footage emerged of the tensions between the two groups with mass marches showing hundreds of people congregating in eastern parts of Leicester at the time - with very few police officers to control the scene

The research cited the 2019 General Election where voters among Britains one million Hindus were targeted by WhatsApp and told not to vote Labour, but to cast their ballots for the Tories.

At the time, Labour under Jeremy Corbyn was seen as anti-Hindu.

The report said: Supporters of PM Modi reportedly disseminated materials throughout Leicester and other UK cities telling Hindus to vote for the Conservative Party.

This comes after the revelation the UK branch of the Overseas Friends of the BJP, Indias governing party, campaigned for the Conservatives in 48 marginal seats.

The NPCC says that a chant popular with Hindutva extremists, Jai Shri Ram [Hail Lord Ram], can create tensions between Hindus and members of the Muslim and Sikh communities, particularly when used to assert religious dominance.

The study claims extremists, who are aligned with Indias hardline prime minister Narendra Modi (above), are feared to be interfering in British elections by telling Hindus which parties to vote for and which to avoid

The secret report, compiled by the National Police Chiefs Council, says Hindu extremism - which is known as Hindutva - may worsen community relationships between Hindus and other faith groups like Muslims and Sikhs

The NPCC report said that Far-Right activist, Tommy Robinson (above), whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has already met with some Hindu groups to promote anti-Muslim campaigns

Experts believe the devout Hindu chant has been hijacked by extremists like the Muslim equivalent, Allahu Akbar [God is Great] has become associated with Islamic fanatics.

The report also highlighted how certain Bollywood films that are perceived to carry the Hindutva ideology have led to clashes between Hindus and other groups like Sikhs in the streets of Britain.

In January, Sikh groups protested outside cinemas across the country against a Bollywood film called Emergency, as they believed it portrayed them in a negative way.

Hadiya Masieh, the founder of a counter-extremism group called Groundswell, said: Hindutva is not supported by most mainstream Hindus who will always say it is not representative of Hinduism.

She added: The Leicester riots were caused by both Hindu and Muslim extremists, not just one.