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SOUTHERN NEWS - TAMIL NADU Mar 28, 2008

Christians threaten to revert to Hinduism
Friday March 28 2008 10:46 IST
P Arul

VILLUPURAM: Exposing the deep-seated animosities and divisions within
the fold, over 20,000 caste Christians of Eraiyur village have
threatened to revert to Hinduism, unless a separate parish was
provided to the Dalit Christians there.

A parish in Eraiyur village was devastated by clashes between the two
groups a fortnight ago.

It all started with the Archbishop Antony Anandarayar permitting Dalit
Christians to undertake a funeral procession on Church Road, a
privilege they had been denied for more than a century.

Protesting this privilege to Dalit converts, caste Christians have
threatened to revert to Hinduism.

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