Christians against Shabri Kumbh Mela

Chennai : Probably enthused by the pro-minority governments in New Delhi and Chennai, the All India Christian Council (AICC) and All India Confederation of SC/ST organizations have last week alleged that the VHP, RSS, and the Bajrang Dal sponsored ‘Shabri Kumbh Mela’, scheduled to be held at Dang in Gujarat from Feb 11 to 13, was only a ploy to indulge in large scale conversions, UNI has reported.

Ever since the UPA government came to power at New Delhi and AIADMK’s decision to revoke the anti-conversion laws in TN, conversions by Christian missionaries especially in the tribal areas of the country are allegedly taking place at a faster pace. Even the Missionaries have come out declaring openly that the tribals are not Hindus, a dubious tactics played by the British Colonial government during its rule of India. Ruminating the colonial legacy the Neophyte leaders alleged that the Sangh Parivar was trying to ‘Hinduise” the tribals, inhabiting the Dang region, which was a Congress bastion, politically. Hence the UPA government at the Centre must prevent the ‘Mela’ which was not there in the Hindu scriptures. “There are only four Kumbh melas as per Hindu tradition”, they claimed. 

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