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sanghi

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Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”), clipping of राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh, “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh”), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India.

noun sanghis

  1. India A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. By using Sanghi, Digvijaya Singh is apparently referring to the RSS, the parent organisation of the BJP.
  2. India, broadly, derogatory A Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist. BJP leaders including H Raja posted clips of old newspapers and posters to support Rajini’s [Rajinikanth, an Indian film actor] claim about the Salem rally, while the DMK and its allies mocked the actor for "superficial" comments and aligning with right-wingers even before launching his political pa

Similar: chaddi, chode, bhagwa, bhakt

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@misc{sanghi_2026,
  title = {sanghi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanghi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}