JISA: Jurnal Ilmiah Sosiologi Agama Prodi Sosiologi Agama Fakultas Ilmu Sosial UIN SU Medan Vol.1, No.1 , Juni Tahun 2018 63 KONFLIK LATEN ANTARA PENGANUT AGAMA SIKH DAN TAMIL DI KOTA MEDAN Rholand Muary Alumni Magister Sosiologi Universitas Sumatera Utara Email : rholandmuary@gmail.com Abstract This research discusses the latent conflict between Sikhs and Tamils in Medan. This study uses conflict theories with the approaches of latent conflict and the sources of conflict itself. This research is intended to look at the hidden forms of conflict on the relationship of Sikhs with Tamil as well as written attempts to conflict between the two. This research uses qualitative research methods, where researchers directly observe the community and try to analyze every subjective and objective experience in sociology of religion approach. Informants in this research are religious leaders and community of Sikh and Tamil. The results of this study reveal that there are latent conflict between Sikh and Tamil community. Latent conflicts can be grouped in several aspects, among others, on religious-cultural aspects, political aspects as well as socio-economic aspects. In the handling of latent conflicts between both religion, it is necessary for the state and society to pay attention so the conflict not to extend to open conflict. Pendahuluan Pengakuan terhadap 6 agama resmi di Indonesia membawa dampak tersendiri bagi penganut agama yang tidak termasuk dalam kategori agama yang diakui tersebut. Fenomena ini misalnya terlihat pada kasus penganut agama Sikh yang secara adminstratif berada dibawah naungan Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) atau agama Hindu. Walaupun Sikh berbeda dengan agama Hindu, akan tetapi dalam praktiknya penganut Sikh harus mengaku sebagai Hindu meskipun keduanya berbeda (Sihombing, dkk, 2008:4),