Manipur stir reveals BJP’s two-faced approach to Christians: Govindan
1 year, 7 months ago

Manipur stir reveals BJP’s two-faced approach to Christians: Govindan

The Hindu  

Communist Party of India State secretary M.V. Govindan said the civil unrest in Manipur exposed the Janus-faced nature of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s approach to Christians, other minorities, and tribes in the country. Nevertheless, Sangh Parivar’s ‘pogrom’ against Christians in Manipur proved that the BJP’s made-for-television minority outreach in Kerala could not camouflage the party’s ‘fascist spots’. Mr. Govindan said the CPI would oppose the BJP’s bid to erase Mughal history, Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination at the hands of a Hindu nationalist, and Jawaharlal Nehru’s secular statesmanship from the school curriculum. The CPI has backed the government’s decision to reject NCERT’s altered school textbooks that ‘distort history and dismiss science.’ He said the CPI would muster students, teachers and opinion leaders to resist the Sangh Parivar’s attempt to saffronise the school syllabus.

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BJP’s outreach to Christian community in Kerala faces backlash
6 hours, 6 minutes ago

BJP’s outreach to Christian community in Kerala faces backlash

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s expanding outreach to the Christian community in Kerala appears to risk running into significant socio-political headwinds. In a seemingly sarcastic social media post on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, Yuhanon Meletius, the Metropolitan bishop of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church’s Thrissur Diocese, appeared to spotlight the sharply contrasting aspects of the BJP’s attempt to court the Christian …

Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence
6 months, 1 week ago

Peace eludes India’s Manipur even after defeating BJP over ethnic violence

Al Jazeera  

In the riot-hit remote state, hopes of a change following the governing party’s defeat are shortlived as deadly clashes continue. ‘Suffered under BJP rule’ As India concluded its weeks-long general election on June 4, which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi return to power for a record third term, tensions in the remote Manipur state remain at a boil. The BJP …

George Kurian’s ministerial berth energises BJP’s Christian outreach
6 months, 1 week ago

George Kurian’s ministerial berth energises BJP’s Christian outreach

New Indian Express  

KOTTAYAM : The swearing-in ceremony of George Kurian, the minority face of the BJP, as a minister of state in the Modi 3.0 government took place on the eve of LDF’s scheduled meeting to take a decision on its Rajya Sabha seat sharing. The induction of Kurian, who hails from a Syro-Malabar family in Kottayam, into the Modi Cabinet has …

Shadow of Manipur violence hangs over BJP’s prospects in Thrissur
8 months ago

Shadow of Manipur violence hangs over BJP’s prospects in Thrissur

Hindustan Times  

The road to Kanjoor cuts away from National Highway 544 at Puthukkad junction and meanders along rows of two-storey homes with manicured lawns and past paddy fields to arrive at a small intersection. A 17% jump in the BJP’s vote-share in 2019 through its candidate Suresh Gopi, a national award winning actor, here has elevated the party’s hopes in a …

'I'm an Insider...': Rajeev Chandrasekhar Who's Up Against Tharoor in Trivandrum
8 months ago

'I'm an Insider...': Rajeev Chandrasekhar Who's Up Against Tharoor in Trivandrum

The Quint  

In light of the Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram recently condemning the Manipur violence and the attacks of Christians in north India, what do you have to say about the BJP's 'Christian outreach' in Kerala, particularly Thiruvananthapuram? Polarising voters and making people afraid of the BJP has been an old strategy of the Congress and the Left for many years. Today, we …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP's Forward March in Kerala 'Gimmick' or Dent in Existing Left-Congress Politics?

News 18  

The Kerala-connect by the saffron brigade has come a long way in the last year – from The Kerala Story, a movie based on alleged religious conversions of women from the southern state, and ‘Sneha Yatra’ to Prime Minister Modi’s repeated visits and his decision to host the Christian community’s leader at his residence. Local politicians cutting across party lines …

DC Edit | Will BJP win Christian votes?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Will BJP win Christian votes?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Prime Minister of the country engaging the minority and marginalised communities on the occasion of their festivals, giving a pep talk and making them feel very much a part of the nation’s agenda are a sign of an inclusive approach and hence Mr Narendra Modi’s outreach to the Christian community leaders at his official residence on Christmas Day is …

‘Won’t forget Manipur’: Catholic mouthpiece slams BJP, Suresh Gopi
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Won’t forget Manipur’: Catholic mouthpiece slams BJP, Suresh Gopi

Hindustan Times  

An archdiocese mouthpiece of the Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala has hit out against the BJP and its leader Suresh Gopi over the latter’s remarks about the situation in Manipur. Suresh Gopi, who has starred in over 250 films mostly in Malayalam before switching to politics and joining the BJP, is expected to be the party’s candidate in the Thrissur Lok …

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist
1 year, 2 months ago

Violence in Manipur has been caused by the expansion of Hindutva to north-eastern India, says social activist

The Hindu  

Terming the violence and atrocities on Kukis by Meiteis in Manipur as State- He was addressing a seminar on the tragic tale of Manipur organised by Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samithi at S.M. Comparing the Manipur violence with the Gujarat violence of 2002, Mr. Shivasundar said that the Gujarat carnage and the Manipur violence have one thing in common, which, …

175 killed, over 1,100 injured in four months of Manipur violence: police
1 year, 3 months ago

175 killed, over 1,100 injured in four months of Manipur violence: police

The Hindu  

As many as 175 people were killed, and 1,108 others injured while 32 are missing in the ethnic strife that has rocked Manipur since early May, police said. Muivah said, “In this challenging time that Manipur is in, we can reassure the public that the police, central forces and the civil administration are trying round-the-clock to bring normalcy back." As …

‘Been little disturbed…’: Rahul Gandhi speaks about ‘particular politics’ over Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Been little disturbed…’: Rahul Gandhi speaks about ‘particular politics’ over Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said he has been a little disturbed over the last few months because of what he saw in strife-torn Manipur. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi “For me, it was a lesson about what happens when you use the politics of division, hatred and anger in a state…It is a direct result of a particular type of …

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Petty battles: The Hindu Editorial on Manipur and Parliament

The Hindu  

The Opposition’s stated objective of moving a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government was to force him to speak on the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. During the debate, Home Minister Amit Shah offered a more detailed exposition of the government’s approach towards the conflict and the situation in Manipur. Mr. Shah noted that the fresh influx of …

‘Political tourism’: BJP MP's dig at Opposition bloc's ‘photo session’ in Manipur
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Political tourism’: BJP MP's dig at Opposition bloc's ‘photo session’ in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday called the Opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc’s visit to Manipur ‘political tourism’. A delegation of I.N.D.I.A parties MPs prior to leaving for violence-hit Manipur, at airport in Delhi and BJP's Manoj Tiwari Speaking to news agency ANI, the Northeast Delhi MP said, “Instead of analysing the situation there, they are posting pictures on their way to …

Churches Seek Action on Manipur Violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Churches Seek Action on Manipur Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: More than 400 people from various churches in Hyderabad gathered at the Ambedkar statue under the flyover near Tank Bund to condemn the government's indifference towards the escalating violence in Manipur. Organised by the Telangana United Christians and Pastors Association and Twin Cities Pastors Fellowship, Christians and clergy from independent churches braved the rain to urge the government to …

Why it’s mischievous to give Manipur violence an anti-Christian colour
1 year, 5 months ago

Why it’s mischievous to give Manipur violence an anti-Christian colour

Firstpost  

Manipur is on fire for more than 75 days now. Meiteis constitute 41.39 percent of Manipur’s population, but are, by law, forced to inhabit the valley alone, which covers about 10 percent of the geographical area of the state. The elder one was frightened to see him and ran away and thus remained poor in knowledge and wisdom.” Manipur, and …

'Sangh Parivar agenda' turning Manipur into land of riots, says Kerala chief minister
1 year, 5 months ago

'Sangh Parivar agenda' turning Manipur into land of riots, says Kerala chief minister

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday condemned the acts of violence in riot-hit Manipur and said the ‘Sangh Parivar agenda’ was turning the state into a land of riots. “The secular community of the country should realise that the Sangh Parivar agenda is turning Manipur into a land of riots,” he said. — Pinarayi Vijayan July 22, 2023 In …

Akhilesh, Mayawati hit out at BJP over Manipur violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Akhilesh, Mayawati hit out at BJP over Manipur violence

The Hindu  

Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, including former Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati, on Thursday reacted sharply to the continuing violence and tension in Manipur and the video of two women being paraded naked in the State, which went viral on social media. Ms. Mayawati, the Bahujan Samaj Party president, asked if the BJP would still continue to give protection …

Manipur violence: Three members of Manipur fact-finding team face serious charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: Three members of Manipur fact-finding team face serious charges

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 19, 2023 15:43 IST - 5 MINS READ Three women activists are facing serious charges of seditious conspiracy after they undertook a fact-finding mission in Manipur, which has been witnessing ethnic riots since May 3. Police complaint In his complaint, he urged the police to register certain stringent sections of the IPC, including sedition charges, against the …

Manipur violence is not about one community attacking Christians: Meitei Christian body
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence is not about one community attacking Christians: Meitei Christian body

The Hindu  

July 16, 2023 05:05 am | Updated 10:48 am IST - New Delhi The Meitei Christian Churches Council on Saturday said that the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur is not a case of a dominant community attacking the Christian minority, insisting that the conflict was instead between “Manipuris and illegal immigrants”. However, other Meitei leaders like Mr. Philem and Professor …

Manipur violence scripted, it can happen in Kerala too: Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence scripted, it can happen in Kerala too: Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil

India Today  

Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil of the Diocese of Thamarassery on Saturday said the ethnic violence in Manipur was a "scripted drama" and he feared that it could happen in Kerala, too. "We have the fear that what’s happening in Manipur today can happen in Kerala tomorrow," he said, adding, “It is a scripted drama to destroy a community. Bishop Remigiose Inchananiyil …

Will Manipur violence, Uniform Civil Code spoil BJP game plan in Kerala?
1 year, 5 months ago

Will Manipur violence, Uniform Civil Code spoil BJP game plan in Kerala?

India Today  

The BJP in Kerala had been upbeat after church leaders, including Syro-Malabar church head George Alencherry, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year and viewed the party as no threat to the minorities. However, the two-month-long ethnic conflict in BJP-ruled Manipur, which has a 41 per cent Christian population, and the renewed debate over a Uniform Civil Code have …

Manipur violence | Catholic Church-BJP honeymoon ends in Kerala
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence | Catholic Church-BJP honeymoon ends in Kerala

The Hindu  

The raging violence in Manipur appears to have effectively ended the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala. Interestingly, it is once again the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Thalassery Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church Mar Joseph Pamplany, earlier accused of co-opting the national party on the pretext of ensuring better prices for rubber, who has taken the …

How political leaders reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur visit. Read here
1 year, 5 months ago

How political leaders reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur visit. Read here

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited Manipur which is raging under violence for almost two months now. With Rahul Gandhi's visit the political heat also rose especially as the Congress leader was stopped by Manipur police while he was en route to violence hit Churachandpur and planned to meet people in relief camps, displaced by the violence. Congress …

Manipur violence: Mobs try to torch BJP leaders' houses, 2 injured in clash
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur violence: Mobs try to torch BJP leaders' houses, 2 injured in clash

Hindustan Times  

Two civilians were injured as mobs clashed with security forces overnight in Imphal town and attempts were made to torch the houses of BJP leaders, officials said on Saturday. Security personnel stand guard at violence-hit Konung Mamang area during the ongoing ethnic clashes, in Imphal East district. Army, Assam Rifles and Manipur Rapid Action Force held joint marches till midnight …

‘Lot of Anger…’: Has Manipur Violence Caused Setback to BJP’s Christian Outreach in Kerala?
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Lot of Anger…’: Has Manipur Violence Caused Setback to BJP’s Christian Outreach in Kerala?

News 18  

The BJP has been trying to reach out to the Christian community in Kerala with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on March 2 that the party will come to power in the southern state, the same way that the cadre had been revived in the northeast and Goa. Even though the Kerala BJP has denied this, the violence in Manipur …

What is behind the eruption of communal violence in Manipur? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 7 months ago

What is behind the eruption of communal violence in Manipur? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

About 60 have been killed, more than 230 injured, and thousands have been displaced following inter-ethnic clashes in Manipur. According to the state government, around 1,700 houses, including religious places, were burnt. The clashes followed months of mounting tensions over successive measures by the Manipur government that the state’s tribal groups believe to be against their interests. The immediate trigger …

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?
1 year, 7 months ago

What has spurred ethnic violence in India’s Manipur?

Al Jazeera  

Tribal groups are protesting the prospect of Manipur’s majority Meitei community being recognised as a ‘Scheduled Tribe’. The Naga and Kuki tribes: The two mostly Christian tribes form around 40 percent of the state’s population, and enjoy “Scheduled Tribe” status, which gives them land-owning rights in the hills and forests. Violence erupted in the Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district of the state, …

Christian groups, alarmed by church attacks in Manipur, urge Centre to start talks
1 year, 7 months ago

Christian groups, alarmed by church attacks in Manipur, urge Centre to start talks

The Hindu  

Leading Indian Christian organisations have called on the government to start a dialogue to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur. ‘Community insecure’ Meanwhile, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore Peter Machado expressed concern that “seventeen churches are either vandalised, desecrated or defiled. “We urge the government to take immediate measures to restore peace and ensure the safety and security of all its …

Northeast Christian forum anguished by Manipur unrest
1 year, 7 months ago

Northeast Christian forum anguished by Manipur unrest

The Hindu  

The United Christian Forum of North East India has expressed anguish over the ongoing large-scale violence, arson, loss of life, and demolition of property, including desecration of religious places in Manipur. Expressing deep pain and concern over the unrest, the UCFNEI urged all the communities involved to exercise restraint and work towards a peaceful resolution of their issues. We also …

Why Manipur is Burning: Protests Against ST Reservation to Meiteis Turn Violent
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Manipur is Burning: Protests Against ST Reservation to Meiteis Turn Violent

News 18  

The Manipur government on Wednesday suspended internet services and imposed a curfew for five days in several districts, including state capital Imphal, to control the worsening law and order situation. A student organisation, All Tribal Student Union Manipur, organised a tribal solidarity march in the 10 hill districts of the state on Wednesday to protest the demand of non-tribal Meiteis …

As BJP Woos Kerala Church, What Does Christian Leaders' Meet With Modi Indicate?
1 year, 7 months ago

As BJP Woos Kerala Church, What Does Christian Leaders' Meet With Modi Indicate?

The Quint  

“There is growing anxiety over what is being perceived as stagnation of Christian population in the state. Among Catholic churches there are those which have promised incentives for married couples who would want more than one or two children,” a church elder of a prominent church in Kozhikode told The Quint on condition of anonymity. While demographically, there is no …

BJP’s Christian outreach in Kerala leaves Congress and CPI(M) watchful
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP’s Christian outreach in Kerala leaves Congress and CPI(M) watchful

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s active outreach to the Christian community has seemingly put the Congress and Communist Party of India on their guard. Satheesan said the BJP leaders called on Bishops on Easter Sunday to camouflage the Sangh Parivar’s “crimes” against Christians and other minorities. Govindan said the “pro-BJP statements” from two Church leaders in Kerala contrasted starkly with the …

Narayanpur violence | 11 arrested so far, including two local BJP leaders
1 year, 11 months ago

Narayanpur violence | 11 arrested so far, including two local BJP leaders

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Police have arrested at least 11 persons — including the current and former district presidents of the BJP — in connection with separate, violent incidents over purported religious conversions in Narayanpur earlier this week. Mr. Salam assumed charge as the BJP district president in October and since then, the duo have led several campaigns against Christian missionaries in villages …

SP injured, church vandalised as violence over religious conversion hits Narayanpur again
1 year, 11 months ago

SP injured, church vandalised as violence over religious conversion hits Narayanpur again

The Hindu  

Nearly half a dozen policemen, including a District Superintendent of Police, were injured and a church vandalised after a “protest meeting over purported religious conversions” called by tribal groups turned violent in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Monday. Narayanpur Collector Ajeet Vasant told The Hindu that the meeting was called by the tribal groups to raise “their grievances regarding religious conversions …

India: Is politics fueling attacks on Muslims?
2 years, 7 months ago

India: Is politics fueling attacks on Muslims?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, April 26 at 19:30GMT: A wave of violent attacks on India’s Muslim population has the community on edge. But critics say it is the latest attempt to harass India’s Muslim minority, which makes up roughly 14 percent of the country’s 1.4 billion population. Human Rights observers say recent incendiary rhetoric by politicians from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu …

In Bid to Conquer Kerala, Party Taps Into Christian Community's Concerns - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

In Bid to Conquer Kerala, Party Taps Into Christian Community's Concerns - News18

News 18  

From just seven states in 2014 to 17 states in 2022, the BJP footprint has grown beyond traditional strongholds to conquer new forts like the Northeast. The party believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting the Pope during the October 2021 G20 summit in Rome has changed the sentiments of the Christian community towards it. This time, nobody would believe …

‘BJP giving false hope to contestants in Manipur’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘BJP giving false hope to contestants in Manipur’

The Hindu  

The Shiv Sena has taken a strong exception to the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party is giving hopes of tickets to several politicians in most of the 60 Assembly constituencies in Manipur which goes to polls on February 27 and March 3. Talking to reporters on Tuesday the State unit Shiv Sena president M. Tombi said, “There are …

Why India is witnessing spike in attacks on Christians, churches
3 years ago

Why India is witnessing spike in attacks on Christians, churches

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups record more than 300 attacks on Christians and their religious places in the first nine months of this year. However, in a speech about two weeks earlier, Mohan Bhagwat, head of the far-right Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, warned Hindus about religious conversions and alleged “demographic changes” in India’s northeastern states, which …

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India
3 years, 1 month ago

Churches under attack: Uttar Pradesh reports most cases of anti-Christian violence across India

The Hindu  

I t is a template that was crafted back in 2015, when the first instance of lynching was reported from Dadri in western Uttar Pradesh; it has now been expanded to include minority Christians. Before the police arrived, the mob destroyed CCTV cameras, vandalised religious symbols and chanted slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Har Har Mahadev’ inside the church …

India: BJP’s rise in former communist bastion has Muslims worried
3 years, 9 months ago

India: BJP’s rise in former communist bastion has Muslims worried

Al Jazeera  

India’s West Bengal state – home to 100 million people – has seen rising Hindu nationalism, prompting concerns among Muslims. Last year, the party’s Bengal leader, Dilip Ghosh, said if they come to power, the party would “identify five million Muslim infiltrators and deport” them to Bangladesh. The fear of the rise of the BJP is palpable among Bengal’s Muslim …

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