Hawzah News Agency-Independent Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekar has urged Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to undertake a crackdown on Salafist organizations that he alleged have "created dangerous pockets of radicalism and fundamentalism" using foreign financial contributions made by dubious organizations.

In a letter to the Home Minister, Rajeev called for audits and investigations into the use of foreign funds by radical Salafist organizations, some of which he claimed posed a threat to the nation through their propounding of 'Saudi-style Islam'.

He said Rs 134 crore had been received by Salafist NGOs from Islamic countries over the past three years, which were supposed to be used for the construction and expansion of buildings such as schools, orphanages and madrassas. "However, of the funds received by organizations in India for such expansion, many are run on core Salafist beliefs, which are against Sufi Islam as practiced in the Indian subcontinent," Rajeev said in his letter.

He pointed out that a whopping Rs 36.5 crore had been received by three Salafist NGOs in Karnataka's Shimoga - Madeenath Ul-Uloom Educational Trust, Rabiya Basri Rahamat-Ulla-Hi-Allayha Charitable Trust and Sadiya Educational and Charitable Trust. 

"These organizations with foreign influenced ideology represent a threat also to all peaceful Indian Muslims and indeed the whole Nation," Rajeev said in his letter. "This has gone on unchallenged for so long and has created dangerous pockets of radicalism and fundamentalism," he added.

He also urged Rajnath Singh to "undertake audit and investigation of FCRA funds received and the bona-fides of the recipients of these funds so far, and the identification of Salafist NGOs amongst these and conduct a thorough inquiry into the end use of these funds at the earliest so that these are not misused for activities that pose a threat to the Nation."