Mangalore: Christian Leaders Denounce Attack on Minorities, Churches
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Daijiworld Media Network-Mangalore (JN/VA)
Mangalore, Nov 7: All India Christian Council (AICC) and Karnataka Missions Network (KMN) jointly organized a persecuted pastors/Christians conference followed by a press meet at Shanthi Kiran , Bajjodi here on Monday, November 7.
The AICC, an apex Human Rights and Freedom of Faith forum and KMN, a network of Christian institution in D K, denounced the statement made by Subramanuam Swamy and his efforts to target minorities and to sabotage communal violence prevention bill. They condemned the repeated occurrence of vandalism against the Christian institutions in Mangalore.
AICC Karnataka state president Justice Michael Saldanha, co-coordinator Anandkumar Jogul, Walter J Maben, chairman KMN, K L Ashok general secretary, Karnataka State Komu Sahaurrdha Vedike were present at the press meet.
Justice Saldanha lamented that the violence against minorities, particularly in the states of Karnaaka, Orissa, MP, UP, Gujarat, and North East is growing day by day. Media feels the attack on minorities as just a act of violence but we feel its terrorism, he expressed.
Though there is a significant development in Gujarat, Orissa, he said Karnataka is still the same. Here the forces of evil have not stopped, such attempts are done by the Sangh Parivar and its political allies to communize the environment in the state and the blame is put on the lunatic and isolated individuals, he opined.
He mentioned Gandhi’s quote, “An eye for and eye makes the world blind”. He insisted that we need judicial and legal action to be taken out and not just courtesy from the government.
Walter J Maben addressing the press brought forth the recent attacks in the city of Mangalore at a Chapel near Padua High school, St Theresa High School, Bendur and Alphonsa Church in Kankanday and urged the law enforcing authorities to actively pursue the cases. He noted that more than 1,000 people and pastors have become the victims already.
K L Ashok insisted for a quick action and requested the present CM to bring back the communal harmony which is getting lost due to such incidences.