Nothing illegal about missionaries spreading Christianity ! : DMK Govt of TN

Affidavit in Supreme Court by DMK Government of Tamil Nadu

(DMK stands for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)

(Credit : The Commune)

Chennai – “There has been no incident of forced conversion in the State of Tamil Nadu in the past many years. There is nothing illegal about missionaries spreading Christianity. It cannot be called wrong unless they resort to unlawful means to do so. Also, people have the right to choose the religion they want to follow”, such an affidavit has been submitted by the DMK Government of Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court. BJP leader and advocate Mr Ashwini Upadhyay has filed a plea in this regard. The Government took above stand about it.

1. The Tamil Nadu Government has opposed advocate Upadhyay’s demand for a CBI inquiry into the forceful conversion case and direction to the Law Commission of India to draft an anti-conversion law.

2. The Government further said that there is a fear of misuse of anti-conversion law against minorities. There has been no incident of forced conversion in Tamil Nadu for the past few years. The Government has claimed that the petition filed by advocate Upadhyay is against Christianity and its ideology.

3. The Government said in the affidavit that Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees every citizen the right to propagate his religion. Therefore, the acts of missionaries spreading Christianity cannot be seen as something against the law.

(Credit : TOI)

Editorial Viewpoints

• This shows the love of the atheist DMK Government for Christian missionaries. Christian missionaries are foremost in converting Hindus in the country using bait and force. No one will believe the oath stating ‘there is no forced conversion in a State’, when it is a reality that North-East India has become Christian-majority in the last 50 years !
• Tomorrow in Tamil Nadu,  if Hindu organisations start a movement to bring the converts back to Hindu Dharma by creating awareness and if someone challenges it in the Court, no one will doubt that the same DMK Government will oppose the Hindu organisations !