Ashok Singhal

Ashok Singhal
Born(1926-09-27)27 September 1926
Agra, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
(present day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died17 November 2015(2015-11-17) (aged 89)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMetallurgy Department, IIT BHU
OccupationLeader of vishva hindu parishad
AwardsDharmashree Award

Ashok Singhal (27 September 1926 – 17 November 2015) was the international working president of the Hindu organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) for over 20 years and in charge of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He was replaced in the Vishva Hindu Parishad in December 2011 following a long bout of diminishing physical health. Succeeded by Praveen Togadia, Singhal suffered ill-health but was working till a month before his death.

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