Thiruvananthapuram, October 30: : In a significant humanitarian and political move, the Kerala Government has offered protection to 56 Christian families from Orissa, who had fled the state after being ‘harassed’ in the name of religion.
The delegation of the 56 families, including children, met Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Thursday. He consoled them saying the state Government would protect them.
Those who had fled from Orissa have been staying at a prayer centre at Chalakkudi till now. They contacted the Chief Minister after an intervention by a Thrissur-based human rights forum.
The Chief Minister said the state government would accommodate them in various centres under the social welfare department.
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