Subject: [world-vedic] [EnlightenedChristians] Missionary Work from 
VHP in NE India! - From Hindurakshak Group
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 04:53:42 +0000
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VHP to launch missionary works in Tripura

AGARTALA, July 8: To counter increasing trend of conversions into 
Christianity among the tribals in Tripura, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad 
has decided to launch massive missionary works of their own, 
particularly educational activities, in the rural areas. The VHP 
secretary general, Prabinbhai Togadia, in a press conference here on 
Saturday, termed the religious conversions into Christianity 
throughout the country as a ploy by the western countries to meet 
their own religious goals. What is most important in Tripura is that 
separatist militants are taking direct part in conversions and 
attacking the Hindus. They are forcibly preventing the Hindus to 
perform their rituals and pujas in rural areas. He said, even at this 
hour of crisis VHP is trying hard to maintain the dignity of Hinduism 
in Tripura. "There is a hostel at Dhumacherra with a capacity of 150 
students and a school with a capacity of 200 students. VHP has also 
set up an old-age home at Salema and four girls hostel in the state. 
It should not be taken for granted that only missionaries do good 
work," he said. At present many schools are closed, and if these are 
not opened, the effects will be visible within 20 years, the VHP 
leader said. He also alleged that in cases militants backed by some 
missionaries are taking part in the conversions at gun-point. The VHP 
is preparing to counter the conversions at gun-point, he added. In his 
speech at the Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan on Friday he said VHP 
won't allow such misadventure by the Christian missionaries as Indians 
have learned from the slavery of 1300 years under foreign rules. 
Referring to the cases of complaint against the Christians, he said 
most of the cases had been found to be false. "Wadhwa Commission has 
proved that VHP is not responsible for Graham Steins's murder though 
most of the politicians had blamed the VHP at first." Now Dara, who is 
in custody, had revealed that he is no way related to VHP, he added. 
"About the cases of rape of nurse in UP, initially Bajrang Dal, VHP's 
youth wing, was held responsible but subsequently enquiry found 11 
Christians' involvement in it. The basic aim is to malign the image of 
VHP," he said. He also said, after the murder of Graham Steins, an 
attempt was made to deface VHP by a nun, who alleged her rape by VHP 
workers but again police found the case to be baseless. Earlier, 
Swapan Kumar Mukherjee, organising secretary, Dakshin Purva Prant said 
to bring back those who have been converted, VHP will work 
continuously and till date ten thousand people have been brought back 
to Hinduism. (Correspondent; The Assam Tribune; Guwahati; July 9, 
2000) Top


7 Assamese families are reconverted to Hinduism

JORHAT, July 9: Seven families, who had earlier converted to 
Christianity, were reconverted to Hinduism in Majuli, the world's 
largest river island and the seat of Vaishnavism, the satradhikar 
(head) of the powerful Auniati Satra monastery, Pitambar Dev Goswami 
said here on Sunday. The seven families who reconverted on Saturday 
hail from Borpomua village under Jengrai police station and belong to 
the Mising community, the satradhikar said. The head of the world 
famous Vaishnav seat of learning, which is a veritable treasure trove 
of art and literature, said that they had started a mission since last 
month and some of the families were willing to return to their 
original fold. The satradhikar also said that originally 300 families 
had been converted to Christianity and it was likely that many of them 
would reconvert to their original religion. However, no pressure was 
applied on any of the families and they agreed to return to Hinduism's 
fold only because they could "identify with it and felt more 
comfortable with it." The head of the seven families who reconverted 
are Bhim Kanta Mili, Baba Mili, Likhikanta Mili, Podai Mili, Jogeswar 
Doley, Anil Pegu and Uma Devi Doley. A senior Jorhat district official 
said that they had received information about the reconversions and 
the sub-divisional authorities had been directed to submit a detailed 
report. (PTI; The Asian Age; New Delhi; July 10, 2000) Top


VHP calls for debate on role of church in NE

GUWAHATI, July 11: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a 
debate on the role of the Church in the strife-torn Northeast and said 
the Hindu existence in the region will be in jeopardy unless immediate 
steps are taken to check Christian missionary activity and unabated 
infiltration of Bangladeshis into the country. VHP international 
general secretary, Praveenbhai Tagodia who arrived in the city today, 
said in a public meeting this evening that Rs 2,000 crore in foreign 
funds are being spent in the region every year in support of 
missionary activities, the money being channeled through 18,000 NGOs. 
Stating that no community in the country is free from missionary 
influence, Tagodia said even the Assamese people are being gradually 
enticed by the Church. The VHP leader said there is unabated 
infiltration of Bangladeshis into the country through Assam, West 
Bengal, Tripura, etc. to which the so-called intellectuals are turning 
a blind eye. He said that when the infiltration problem in the state 
was first voiced, politicians had termed the Muslims as a 'microscopic 
minority.' Today, they threaten to overwhelm the local population. He 
reminded the audience of the fact that wherever the Muslims had 
overtaken the Hindu population, the latter had been hounded. He said 
while 12 crore Muslims are able to lead normal lives among the 90 
crore Hindus in the country, the three lakh Hindus have been reduced 
to homeless refugees by the 40 lakh Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir. He 
warned that a similar fate may be awaiting the people of Assam. 'We 
must stand together to counter the threat,' he stated. Criticising the 
Church for launching a 'hate campaign' against the Hindus by leveling 
false allegations against organisations like the VHP and the Bajrang 
Dal, Tagodia said all the allegations of atrocities against the 
Christians perpetrated by such organisations have been proved false. 
Citing examples, he said the alleged rape of a nun at Jabua in Madhya 
Pradesh by Hindu extremists turned out to be otherwise as 11 of the 
actual culprits were Christians. He said another allegation of rape of 
a nun at Baripada in Orissa turned out to be baseless as the medical 
report showed there was no rape at all. Lambasting the 'Church and 
Euro-centric intellectuals' of turning a blind eye to the activities 
of the Church, Tagodia said the Indians are being made to look at 
their country through Western eyes. He said while the Hindus believe 
that every community has the right to practice their religion 
unhindered, the Church believes that it is only through Christianity 
that one can reach heaven. He challenged the Church to define what a 
Hindu is. 'Is he a heathen, a idolater?' he asked. 'They say only 
believers in Christ will go to heaven. This cannot be tolerated. It is 
religious terrorism,' the VHP leader said. Tagodia alleged that the 
VHP has documentary evidence to prove that the Church is converting 
people despite the 1977 verdict of a Supreme Court Constitutional 
Bench that the right to propagate does not mean the right to convert. 
He said 4 lakh Hindus are being converted every year by the Church. 
'Conversion is religious violence,' he stated. Tagodia further said 
the Church has always mocked the Hindu traditions. 'We invite 
criticism,' he said, 'but we also want a debate on what the Church's 
role was during Independence struggle, in Goa and now in the 
Northeast.' He pointed out that the Church itself is not united and 
quoted the Pope once telling Catholic to 'wage a war against rapacious 
Protestant wolves.' Calling for an immediate stop in conversions, 
Tagodia said that it is banned in China where the government believes 
'one more Christian is one less Chinese.' He said the Hindus had 
always preferred peaceful coexistence. 'There can be no peace in the 
world if there are no Hindus,' he said. (Staff Reporter; The Assam 
Tribune; Guwahati; July 12, 2000)

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