Sunday, October 12, 2008

Convert or leave Ladapadar, Christian families told


Prafulla Das
As many as 22 Christian families changed religion on October 2
—Photo: Lingaraj Panda 

ALL FOR SURVIVAL: Kapil Digal of Ladapadar village in Kandhamal district, who converted to Hinduism for fear of attack, in front of his house on Sunday.
LADAPADAR (KANDHAMAL): Seventy-year-old Kapil Digal’s life changed on Gandhi Jayanti Day. He converted to Hinduism.
Mr. Digal, his wife, and one of their three sons changed their religion to save their lives, land and house. They were not the only ones. People belonging to as many as 22 Christian families of Ladapadar village under Phiringia Block of riot-hit Kandhamal district of Orissa converted to Hinduism on October 2.  more 

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