---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: janseva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:56 AM
> *Who Really Does Conversion? "I and my forefathers were > forcibly converted > to Hinduism"* > > By Madhu Chandra* * > > NEW DELHI, SEPT. 17, 2008, 18.00 Hrs (Madhu Chandra): > > Hindutva fundamentalists have chosen Conversion as a > yardstick to kill > missionaries, rape nuns, and vandalize churches. > > Who actually does fraudulent conversion? Charges are given > to Christians and > made it as real to whole nation through saffron sponsored > media. I am a > living example, representing 2.5 million Manipuris, where > my forefathers > were forcibly converted to Hinduism in 19th century, which > is known as PUYA > MEITHABA (burning of Meitei Script) by Hindu missionary. > Ever since then, > every Manipuri (Meitei) has Singh at the end of every name, > although many > youngsters are abandoning it by returning to indigenous > Meitei religion. > > The casteism and untoubality emerged after migration of > Hinduism to the > Manipur society where caste or creed never existed earlier. > > The saffronisation of Hindutva, which is purely the > proselytizing movement, > does not end with my people there. The ongoing conversion > of tribal > communities to Hinduism is still in full swing in different > parts tribal > dominated areas. > > We have witnessed the saffronising of Dang district of > Gujarat during Sabri > Kumbha Mela in 2006. The tribal of Jhabua in MP, > Chhattisgarh, Jharkhan, > Assam, Arunachal etc are the example of saffronising > propaganda of Hindutva > forces. > > In the land where anti conversion law is forcefully > implemented, the tribal > Christians in Kandhamal district of Orissa are in night > mire at the hands of > Hindutva forces. To be alive in the village, become Hindu > otherwise get out > or get kill is the threatening almost every now and then to > the tribal > Christians in Kandhamal. The law making machinery calls it > freedom of > religion. > > Christians in MP, Orissa and other states where anti > conversion laws exist > are accused for their involvement in force conversion when > they themselves > are the victim of force conversion at the hands of Hindutva > forces. > > The Christian population in last twenty years has decline > in India. Then how > and where comes the question of more people being converted > to Christianity > in India? > > The allegations of conversion is lie and hate campaign of > Hindutva forces to > license themselves to rape, kill, burn and vandalize the > Christian churches. > While all religions as per as the constitutions of India, > welcomes everyone > to their religions. The force, fraud and fraudulent > conversion carried out > is none other than Hindutva forces, that too totally > against the will and > wishes of the individuals so as it was done to my > forefathers in Manipur and > its consequences still suffer by the presently community. > -- marie
