marlon menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It is very clear that Santosh was merely indicating > > the stated reason (as made by the perpetrators) > > for their attacks on the christians. If you can't >
--- On Mon, 3/9/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न <[email protected]> wrote: > > Was he? That was not the impression I got, but maybe I > understood it wrongly. > Please note Frederick's sly insinuation above - another political gimmick. The truth is I was simply stating what was reported in the national and international mainstream media at that time. Every single report I read stated that the violence was "RETALIATORY" or in "RETALIATION" for the murder of the Hindu VHP swami and his associates. I think the following examples of such mainstream media reports should satisfy most independent observers. Please note the use of the word "retaliatory" or "retaliation" in them. I had provided at least one of these reports at that time. “Orissa arrests 2 Christians for Hindu leader's murder …..The murder unleashed a wave of retaliatory attacks by Hindus on Christians in the rural Kandhamal district of Orissa -- leaving at least 35 people dead -- that has been a zone of Christian missionary activities for decades.” http://in.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=INIndia-35824220081006 “Kandhamal burns, six more killed …...The BJP on Tuesday condemned the recent spate of violence in the state, but party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad denied that the miscreants involved in burning alive a woman in Bargarh, reportedly in retaliation to the Swami’s murder were from the VHP.” http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3409604.cms?prtpage=1 “Faiths Clash, Displacing Thousands in East India ……In the retaliatory violence, 500 houses were burned. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/world/asia/29india.html?partner=rssnyt “Maoists claim they killed 'fascist' VHP leader in Orissa …...Laxmanananda's killing sent several parts of the state into a spiral of violence in which at least 12 people have been killed with several villages and prayer halls attacked by Hindu fundamentalists in retaliatory action.” http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3423908,prtpage-1.cms “Orissa police nab Maoist suspects in connection with Hindu seer's murder, Christians continue to live in fear ……The arrests made were the first in connection with the the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in August by suspected Maoists, which unleashed a wave of retaliatory attacks by Hindus on Christians, who have been blamed for the killing.” http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/20081007/orissa-christian-attack-hindu-fundamentalist-swami-laxmanananda-saraswati-maoist-conversion.htm “Rights groups urge US, EU to end Orissa violence ……."Mobs have been attacking minority Christians in retaliation for the killing of local religious leader Swami Lakhmananda Saraswati," says the letter, adding as of August 27, at least nine people have been killed, a nun gang-raped, and churches and houses have been destroyed in at least 12 districts.” http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//news/2008/aug/29orissa1.htm “Government let us down: Orissa bishops ……The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal have been blamed for the violence against Christians, the majority of whom are tribals, after the two organisations retaliated following the August 23 killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides.” http://sify.com/news/printer_friendly.php?id=14788584&ctid=2&cid=-1 “HRW asks FM of major powers to end Orissa's violence ……"Mobs have been attacking minority Christians in retaliation for the killing of local religious leader Swami Lakhmananda Saraswati," says the letter, adding as of August 27, at least nine people have been killed, a nun gang-raped, and churches and houses have been destroyed in at least 12 districts.” http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200808290923.htm “Shoot-at-sight order issued in Kandhmal ……The trouble started after VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati was killed on Saturday night. The saffron group then retaliated by setting fire to an orphanage killing a worker and injuring a priest.” http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/StoryPrint.aspx?ID=NEWEN20080063083&ch=633722448904850000 Cheers, Santosh
