The RSS' concept of Hindutva itself has come under severe criticism. While many term it antagonistic and anti-minority, RSS leaders like Seshadri argues that Hindutva is a way of life. But the problem starts as the RSS sees Christians as one of the groups it would love to hate. Founders of the RSS concluded that the Hindu social body was weak and disorganised because dharma was neither clearly understood nor observed. These forces are often identified with particular social groups, who are usually defined as different, united and powerful.
Christians consider themselves a community.
RSS writers allege that Christian values have tended to distance Christians culturally from the national mainstream in some parts of the country. In the late 'seventies, when the then Jana Sangh got a toehold in power at Delhi through the Janata Party government, efforts for a 'Freedom of Religion' Bill aiming at banning conversions were also put forth. Since the early 1970s, the VHP has concentrated its resources on northeastern India, a region with a large tribal population.