Hindustan Times October 08, 2008
In Kandhamal, there are two major tribes — the Kandhas and the Dalit Panas. Over the years, sections of the former embraced Hinduism while sections of the latter embraced Christianity. It is the latter that the RSS and its tentacles target in order to consolidate their ‘Hindu vote-bank’.
Unable to defend such atrocities unleashed by his ‘parivar’, L.K. Advani claimed that he has a soft corner for Christians as he studied in a missionary school in Karachi. In the same breath, he repeated his favourite pastime of calling for a ‘national debate’ on religious conversions. This is a perfidious argument. If animist tribals embrace Hinduism, then it is not ‘conversion’. However, if they embrace Christianity or any other religion, then it is ‘religious conversion’.
Moreover, Advani has also called for an ‘inter-religious dialogue’ to strengthen ‘Indian-ness’.
However, his RSS and BJP have all along maintained that Hinduism alone qualifies as a religion while all others are only sects. This is amplified in their demand to replace ‘dharma nirpekshata’ in our Constitution with ‘panth nirpekshata’. Will Advani seek an inter-religious dialogue where all religions are treated on a par? more
BJP looking to ease anti-Christian sentiments
By Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on Wednesday met the archbishops of Delhi and Orissa in a bid to defuse the unending anti-Christian violence. The two-hour long dialogue came just hours before the Union Cabinet considered banning Bajrang Dal, a frontline organisation of Hindu nationalist BJP, allegedly involved in attacks on Christians. The meeting concluded with a call for restoration of peace and dialogue in a unanimous joint statement signed by Advani, the Christian leaders, and Swami Chidanand Saraswati of Rishikesh, who had taken initiative for the meeting. more
Action should be taken against perpetrators: Vijayakant
Chennai (PTI): Tamil film actor-turned politician Vijayakant on Thursday said strict action should be taken against perpetrators of attacks on places of worship in Tamil Nadu and such incidents should be nipped in the bud in the state.
"Stray incidents which went unchecked snowballed into major violence against Christians in Orissa and Karnataka and the same should not be repeated in Tamil Nadu," Vijaykant, who heads the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), said in a statement here.
"Votebank" politics should not come in the way of ensuring action against such crimes, he said adding the police should act tough.
"Police is aware of communally sensitive areas in the state but did not initiate preventive steps by stepping up security," he said. read
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