A 1946 book by name ‘Christ Parichay,’ by one of the founders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that claims Jesus Christ was born a Tamil Hindu is being re-released by a Mumbai-based right-wing trust.

Written by Ganesh Damodar (Babarao) Savarkar, one of the five who founded RSS, Christ Parichay claims that Jesus was a Vishwakarma Brahmin by birth.

The book is about to release in Marathi on February 26 by  the Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak (Savarkar National Memorial).

Here are some of the bold claims made by the author in his book:

Mr Damodar claims that Christianity is a part of Hinduism.

The present day Arab and Palestinian territories were originally a Hindu land.

Jesus Christ traveled to India and learnt yoga.

Christ's real name was Keshao Krishna, according to the author. He had a dark complexion and his mother tongue was Tamil.

Christ's sacred thread ceremony was held when he was 12, according to Brahmin tradition and he wore a sacred thread

Apparently, Christianity was never a separate religion and it was a Hindu cult introduced by Christ.

Christ was saved after his crucifixion by people from the Essene's cult, who practiced Yoga and spiritual science.

He was given Ayurvedic medicine (medicinal herbs and plants) for his recovery from the 'deathbed'. Christ also was taken to Kashmir.

It was in Kashmir that Christ prayed to Lord Shiva and spent the last days of his life in the Himalayas.

Damodar claims that Christ's family dressed in an 'Indian' way and had Hindu signs on their bodies.