>From a Keralite friend (aligned with the CPI(M)?):
<<The provocative speech has come from the priest of a particular group of
the catholic community. This group or sect or whatever one might call it is
said to be the richest among the catholics in the state. The members of
this group have business interests and they feel threatened by the upcoming
muslim businessmen in many parts of the state. Add to this the prominence
they want to maintain in kerala politics through various political parties
and one can get a clear picture of the underlying factors that prompt such
outbursts.
Most importantly, one has to take note of the fact that all-religious
meetings have been held in the state where the need to maintain amity
between all religions has been emphasised. None of the other christian
groups have endrosed the views of the bishop of Palai. In fact many of
them have rejected the claims about jihad and called upon their followers
not to attribute narcotic usage to any religion.>>
Also relevant:
I/III. <
https://indianexpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-kerala-bishop-mar-joseph-kallarangatt-love-and-narcotic-jihad-theory-row-7522619/lite/
>.
II/III. <
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/priest-cautions-against-christian-girls-being-lured-by-ezhava-boys/article36552349.ece
>.
III. <
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/christians-at-forefront-of-conversions-love-jihad-nda-ally-leader-7523518/
>.
It's, however, the Bishop who appears to have attracted way more attention
- also more support and brickbats, than any other accuser.
So much so that the Chief Minister himself opted to open his mouth to
justify non-action by the state against him (on, evidently, spurious
grounds).
Sukla
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 09:09 Sukla Sen, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> <<It is rather surprising that in today’s Kerala the well-educated
> religious lot, the clergy, who are expected to have had a smattering of
> science, and who are expected to be the ones who see reason, are the ones
> who are raising the bogeys of ‘love jihad’ and ‘narcotic jihad’,
> notwithstanding the fact that probes by different agencies, including the
> National Investigation Agency, have debunked such allegations.
>
> The clergy concerned, particularly the bishop of Pala and other priest(s)
> who have indulged in such rhetoric, may not necessarily have played on into
> the hands of the Sangh parivar, but have certainly touched the hearts and
> endeared themselves to the latter to the extent that the latter are
> ecstatic. Also, they have, along with other Right-wing groups, extolled the
> bishop of Pala, and have extended their support to him.
>
> However, something that has been very heartening and positive in this dark
> and murky scenario has been the bold and defiant stand of a group of nuns
> who not only spoke out against the bishop, but also walked out of the mass
> of the priest who preached hate by going to the extent of beseeching his
> flock to boycott Muslims traders as also Muslim autorickshaw drivers.
>
> One would not have been surprised if insinuations and allegations of ‘love
> jihad’ and ‘narcotic jihad’ were made by Right-wing extremist groups
> because it is, inevitably, their wont to do so. But coming from the clergy
> in a state which has historically seen relatively amicable and amiable
> relations between Muslims and Christians wherein they have prospered
> together, belies logic.>>
>
> (Excerpted from: <
> https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/narcotic-jihad-can-science-and-reason-defeat-religious-polarisation-in-kerala-7490221.html
> >.)
>
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