Sephardic Haredim to support its position. Sephardic Haredim differ from their Ashkenazi counterparts in a number of significant ways. The central differentiating factor is that Sephardic Haredim follow the rulings and customs of their rabbis, which are rooted in the traditions of the Jews formerly from the Islamic world. Additional differences exist on issues such as political allegiance, as the vast majority of Sephardic Haredim are identified with Shas, while most Ashkenazi Haredim are identified with either United Torah Judaism or, to a lesser extent, HaEdah HaChareidis. Sephardic Haredim as a community tend to be moderately supportive of Zionism, while maintaining a
Freedom of religion in India morality and health." Further, Article 26 says that all denominations can manage their own affairs in matters of religion. All these rights are subject to be regulated by the State. The Indian version of secularism is a little bit different from what is understood in the western European countries. In the west, state and church(religion) is separate and do not intervene in each other's internal affairs. But this is not the case with India, here secularism means 'respect for all religions' and 'keeping a principled distance' from each religion. The Indian constitution permits the central government to intervene in religion