Bhubaneswar: (Visakeo)National president of Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, Shri Jagdeo Ram Oram will pay a three-day long visit to Orissa beginning from November 14 to take stock of Kandhamal situation, where the lives of innocent Kandh tribe is under threat because large scale illegal conversion.
Shri Oram will also address the massive rally, to be hosted by the Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti here in State Capital on November.
RSS Central Committee senior member Indresh Kumar, Mahanta Dr Ramvilash Vedanti of Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, national president Viswa Hindu Parishad Y Raghavellu national coordinator of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and all Hindu outfits would attend the rally.
By Golak Chandra Das
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Akhila Bharatiya Seva Pramukh visited the Dharana place at Talcher
Talcher (visakeo)-12/11.-. The Akhila Bharatiya Seva Pramukh of RSS Mananeeya SitaRam ji have visited the "Dharana" site organised by Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti Talcher yesterday i.e.on 11.11.2008 at time 03:30 pm with his colligues.The Dharana is sitting in front of the Sub-collector office Talcher since 06th October 2008 till date.Among his group Pranta Seva pramukh Ashok Padhi, Bibhag saha sangha Chalak Mananeeya Sudhira Kumar Mishra and bibhag pracharak Srustidhar Biswal and jilla prachar pramukh Ashutosh Rath were there.The M.L.A. Talcher Mr. Mahesh Sahoo was with the protesters sitting on Dharana.While addressing to the crowd Sitaram ji stated that on the top of the chair of speaker Lok Sabha and Chief justice of India a quotation has written"Jato Dharma Tatho Jay". So as Swami ji was doing the work of Dharma Samrakshyan he can not be detached from us . And after his death we must take oath to fulfill his wishes and work he left for us. The seva pramukkh had a one day visit to take a baithak of prabasi karyakarta of Talcher jilla
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sradhanjali Samiti to hold massive rally on Nov 15 in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar(Visakeo) Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti will hold a massive rally here at Lower PMG Square on November 15 in protest against the 'total failure' of the Orissa Government as well as the Crime Branch of Police in nabbing the real culprits behind Swamiji's killing.
Addressing a Press Conference here on Tuesday, Samiti president Dr Ratnakar Chaini alleged that the Orissa Government is adopting double standard in dealing with the Kandhamal crisis. "It seems, the Government is under pressure from both Church and UPA Government at Centre" he added.
Acting on an unsubstantiated allegation of a 29-year Old Catholic Nun, the Orissa Government made all out efforts to nab the rapists while the victim, even despite repeated court orders, the Nun is trying very hard to shift the matter outside Orissa.
The same Crime Branch, looking into the murder of Swamiji, yet to submit its charge sheet where as it progressed a lot in the Nun rape case. So, it's clear that the Orissa Chief Minister is under tremendous pressure, added Dr Chaini.
He further said that even after near two and half months of the brutal murder of Swamiji, Police completely failed to reach at the real culprits. "We demanded that unless and until, the real killers and conspirators nabbed, the Samiti would continue its agitation across the State," he said adding that the Samiti would strongly oppose any further conversion activities of the Church.
"We shocked, the manner in which, the police looking into the issue. IGP (Crime Branch) Arun Kumar Ray himself admitted that the real culprits and masterminds are staying outside Orissa after the brutal murder of the Hindu saint while few killers are hiding in any undisclosed location of Kandhamal's dense forest.
But, the police did not take any steps to locate the killers while it also not take steps to nab, those are staying outside Orissa," Dr Chaini alleged. "The verdict of Baliguda SDJM court rejecting the plea of the Nun seeking TIP of the accused outside Orissa, was historic, we wholeheartedly endorsed it," he added.
About five lakh angry Hindus from across the country would gather here in State Capital to protest minority appeasement initiatives of Orissa Chief Minister, who is false claming every bone of his body is secular.
The massive rally would also serve an ultimatum to the State Government asking it to nab the culprits behind Swamiji's killing. Is secularism means Church and Nun appeasement? . "If the killers will not be nabbed by November 15, we would plan for Orissa Bandh on December 25," he said. He further added that Hindus across the country have filed more than 15,000 FIRs in their respective districts.
Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram national president Jagdeo Ram Oram, RSS Central Committee senior member Indresh Kumar, Mahanta Dr Ramvilash Vedanti of Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, national president Viswa Hindu Parishad Y Raghavellu national coordinator of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and all Hindu outfits would attend the rally. Immediate arrest of killers and conspirators of Swamiji and four of his disciples. The Crime Branch should conduct Narco Test of Congress Rajya Sabha member Radhakant Nayak, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, National Integration Council member John Dayal to find out truth and find out the killers and conspirators. Provide adequate security to those Hindus, who have been targeted by Church sponsored militants. Immediately release of all innocent Kandhas , who were arrested basing on false and baseless cases. Ensure the protection of Kandhas, who are staying in jungles fearing Church terror The Orissa Government should not adopt double standard on Nun rape case and must ensure fair trail. Crime Branch probe should be time bound, Dr Chaini added. Dr Indulata Das was also present in the press meet.
Addressing a Press Conference here on Tuesday, Samiti president Dr Ratnakar Chaini alleged that the Orissa Government is adopting double standard in dealing with the Kandhamal crisis. "It seems, the Government is under pressure from both Church and UPA Government at Centre" he added.
Acting on an unsubstantiated allegation of a 29-year Old Catholic Nun, the Orissa Government made all out efforts to nab the rapists while the victim, even despite repeated court orders, the Nun is trying very hard to shift the matter outside Orissa.
The same Crime Branch, looking into the murder of Swamiji, yet to submit its charge sheet where as it progressed a lot in the Nun rape case. So, it's clear that the Orissa Chief Minister is under tremendous pressure, added Dr Chaini.
He further said that even after near two and half months of the brutal murder of Swamiji, Police completely failed to reach at the real culprits. "We demanded that unless and until, the real killers and conspirators nabbed, the Samiti would continue its agitation across the State," he said adding that the Samiti would strongly oppose any further conversion activities of the Church.
"We shocked, the manner in which, the police looking into the issue. IGP (Crime Branch) Arun Kumar Ray himself admitted that the real culprits and masterminds are staying outside Orissa after the brutal murder of the Hindu saint while few killers are hiding in any undisclosed location of Kandhamal's dense forest.
But, the police did not take any steps to locate the killers while it also not take steps to nab, those are staying outside Orissa," Dr Chaini alleged. "The verdict of Baliguda SDJM court rejecting the plea of the Nun seeking TIP of the accused outside Orissa, was historic, we wholeheartedly endorsed it," he added.
About five lakh angry Hindus from across the country would gather here in State Capital to protest minority appeasement initiatives of Orissa Chief Minister, who is false claming every bone of his body is secular.
The massive rally would also serve an ultimatum to the State Government asking it to nab the culprits behind Swamiji's killing. Is secularism means Church and Nun appeasement? . "If the killers will not be nabbed by November 15, we would plan for Orissa Bandh on December 25," he said. He further added that Hindus across the country have filed more than 15,000 FIRs in their respective districts.
Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram national president Jagdeo Ram Oram, RSS Central Committee senior member Indresh Kumar, Mahanta Dr Ramvilash Vedanti of Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, national president Viswa Hindu Parishad Y Raghavellu national coordinator of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and all Hindu outfits would attend the rally. Immediate arrest of killers and conspirators of Swamiji and four of his disciples. The Crime Branch should conduct Narco Test of Congress Rajya Sabha member Radhakant Nayak, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, National Integration Council member John Dayal to find out truth and find out the killers and conspirators. Provide adequate security to those Hindus, who have been targeted by Church sponsored militants. Immediately release of all innocent Kandhas , who were arrested basing on false and baseless cases. Ensure the protection of Kandhas, who are staying in jungles fearing Church terror The Orissa Government should not adopt double standard on Nun rape case and must ensure fair trail. Crime Branch probe should be time bound, Dr Chaini added. Dr Indulata Das was also present in the press meet.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shrdhanjali Samiti declares for mass rally soon
Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shrdhanjali Samiti declares for mass rally soon
Bhubaneswar, 09/11/08 (VISAKEO): Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti has declared for the grand mass rally in the State capital on coming 15th of this month on the ground of not arresting the real culprits and the conspirators of Swamiji’s slain who was gunned down by the Christian people on the past 23rd of August. Demanding to punish the real conspirator of the holy leader’s murder in Kandhamal district the Samiti said it has been more than two months still the main masterminds are moving freely and the alleged gang rape of the Nun that is now the regional, national and international media and the government is making it more newsworthy rather than the murder of Swamiji, is proved as false by the Regional Forensic Laboratory and no scoop and material is found on her cloth and against such false allegation she should be arrested who made Orissa lowered down after Swamiji’s slain.
As everyone and the evidence and proofs know the fact are sufficient to arrest and punish those masterminds but the government’s disinterest on arresting the killers is disturbing the common people in the rural and urban belts of the State, stated the rally coordinator Dr. Ratnakar Chaini. He also stated that the government is focusing on the Nun’s false allegation that she was victim of the gang rape after the slain of Swamiji and making it issue though she was proved as wrong not giving importance on the real victim in the conversion process by the Christian missionaries instead. Condemning the administration he said that it is in fact the serious matter that the innocent Hindu people and women are tortured in the name of security. As per the statement of the police IG Arun Kumar Ray a “particular community” had hired some local Maoists to kill Swamiji, stressing on his statement “particular community”, Dr. Chaini said that everyone is clear about that particular community and the center assistance to the State government providing police force have failed to find out those Maoists who were being bribed to end the mission. In spite of arresting them the police are found with the killers, which is a matter of shame on our administration and the government. Consequently again a Hindu man Dhanu Pradhani was shot dead in the broad day light in Brahmonigaon. To remind to government regarding the mass demand Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti has decided to stand firm in front the government in form of staging mass dharna in the State capital. An all India chairman of Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram Sri Jagadev Ram Oram, union member of RSS Indresh Kumar, Mahant Dr. Ram Bilash Vedant, Saint Ritambhara, an all India chief of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and the union and state level members of the Samiti will join along with the proposed more than 15 lakh people and will address the rally, he added.
Bhubaneswar, 09/11/08 (VISAKEO): Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti has declared for the grand mass rally in the State capital on coming 15th of this month on the ground of not arresting the real culprits and the conspirators of Swamiji’s slain who was gunned down by the Christian people on the past 23rd of August. Demanding to punish the real conspirator of the holy leader’s murder in Kandhamal district the Samiti said it has been more than two months still the main masterminds are moving freely and the alleged gang rape of the Nun that is now the regional, national and international media and the government is making it more newsworthy rather than the murder of Swamiji, is proved as false by the Regional Forensic Laboratory and no scoop and material is found on her cloth and against such false allegation she should be arrested who made Orissa lowered down after Swamiji’s slain.
As everyone and the evidence and proofs know the fact are sufficient to arrest and punish those masterminds but the government’s disinterest on arresting the killers is disturbing the common people in the rural and urban belts of the State, stated the rally coordinator Dr. Ratnakar Chaini. He also stated that the government is focusing on the Nun’s false allegation that she was victim of the gang rape after the slain of Swamiji and making it issue though she was proved as wrong not giving importance on the real victim in the conversion process by the Christian missionaries instead. Condemning the administration he said that it is in fact the serious matter that the innocent Hindu people and women are tortured in the name of security. As per the statement of the police IG Arun Kumar Ray a “particular community” had hired some local Maoists to kill Swamiji, stressing on his statement “particular community”, Dr. Chaini said that everyone is clear about that particular community and the center assistance to the State government providing police force have failed to find out those Maoists who were being bribed to end the mission. In spite of arresting them the police are found with the killers, which is a matter of shame on our administration and the government. Consequently again a Hindu man Dhanu Pradhani was shot dead in the broad day light in Brahmonigaon. To remind to government regarding the mass demand Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti has decided to stand firm in front the government in form of staging mass dharna in the State capital. An all India chairman of Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram Sri Jagadev Ram Oram, union member of RSS Indresh Kumar, Mahant Dr. Ram Bilash Vedant, Saint Ritambhara, an all India chief of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and the union and state level members of the Samiti will join along with the proposed more than 15 lakh people and will address the rally, he added.
It is an international conspiracy to slam Orissa: The Writer’s Forum
Bhubaneswar, 09/11/08 (VISAKEO): Condemning the Kandhamal violence after the slain of the spiritual leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, The Writer’s Forum of the State has stated that Orissa is the chief target by the international force in the matter of religion conversion. As this is the only State that puts question on forcible religion conversion by the Christian missionaries through entices by the help of churches and preaching the false ideas for the sake of their religion promotion to the poor and neglected castes of Hindus. In the state level seminar on “Kandhamal and Agitated Orissa” organized by The Writer’s Forum of Viswa sambad Kendra Orissa many professionals and statesmen have opined that an Orissa has been the victim of an international conspiracy to damage its image and reputation at the door of the Universe in the matter of kandhamal violence.
The Writer’s Forum stated that an existing social caste system is the main reason for the religion conversion. Against the religion conversion the tribal community Kandh have been agitated since 1853. The Christian Missionaries by the direction of the international churches and its policies were engaged in converting the scheduled castes of the Hindu community and motivated them to fight against the tribal groups. And Kandhamal violence is an outcome of that agitation and protest by the two groups: the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes after the slain of Swamiji. But the media and the government coloured it as the communal violence and arrested lots of innocent Hindus and tortured them by bringing an allegation of Nun’s gang rape. Attending as the chief guest an eminent writer and the an all India organizing secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh briefed the history of the religion conversion by the Christian missionaries, the motto of the Matth and spiritual leaders in the rural belts and the real story of Swamiji’s contribution to the society and his heinous murder in the seminar. He said how Swamiji had dedicated his life living in a remote area in the favour of Hindu community by protesting an action of cow slaughter, taking wine and liquors, and uniting the divided Hindu community, the women power by preaching and teaching holy books and eternal ideas to the poor and illiterate people in the tribal area, and as a result he was gunned down by the Christian people who had stood up on their way to religion conversion. He said, the real tribute and homage should be when his ideas will be accepted and his purpose will be disseminated throughout the Indians. Condemning the terrorism he said that the most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden and the Pope are the two sides of a coin whose principles are same and mottos are clear that to spread their irrational ideas by hook or crook. An eminent writer cum lecturer Niranjan Padhi in his opinion said that the government and the world are beholding the Kandhamal violence in a different angle not considering as a national crisis. Writer Dr. Umesh Patri participating in the seminar said that the slain of Swamiji is a national shame if his personality be analysed properly. Not arrsesting the real culprtits of his slain, the government and its administration is providing them to kill another saint and leader who are working for the motherland and society. The vice chairperson of Utkal Sammilani Subash chandra Das, Scientist Sarat Chandra Panda, Poet Harekrishna Dhupapala Sharma, Usharani Mohanty, Lalit Mohan Pattnaik, Bijoy Kumar Singh, Bipin Bihari Tripathy, Writer Abhay Singh, and Trilochan Panda had made the Christian missionaries and the churches responsible for the national disintegration in the name of their services. They appealed to the citizens of India to stand against their “dividing and rule” principles and to see the fact. In this seminar the state coordinator of Rastriya Swabhiman Andolon Orissa Saumendra Jena had addressed the seminar and the joint secretary of Viswa Sambad Kendra Orissa Srimant Samantray had offered word of thanks. Around 72 writers and columnists were present in the seminar. Seminar held at Orissa Bhavan under the chairmanship of Bhagirathi Mahasuar, Sri Niranjan Padhi had opened a book on the real face of the churches in Orissa “Orissa under the conspiracy of church” written by Mohini Mohan Mishra and Saumendra Jena.
Pictures from left Srimant Samntaray, 2: Niranjan Padhi, 3: Bhagirathi Mahasuar, 4: Mohini Mohan Mishra, 5: Saumendra Jena.
The Writer’s Forum stated that an existing social caste system is the main reason for the religion conversion. Against the religion conversion the tribal community Kandh have been agitated since 1853. The Christian Missionaries by the direction of the international churches and its policies were engaged in converting the scheduled castes of the Hindu community and motivated them to fight against the tribal groups. And Kandhamal violence is an outcome of that agitation and protest by the two groups: the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes after the slain of Swamiji. But the media and the government coloured it as the communal violence and arrested lots of innocent Hindus and tortured them by bringing an allegation of Nun’s gang rape. Attending as the chief guest an eminent writer and the an all India organizing secretary of Bharatiya Kisan Sangh briefed the history of the religion conversion by the Christian missionaries, the motto of the Matth and spiritual leaders in the rural belts and the real story of Swamiji’s contribution to the society and his heinous murder in the seminar. He said how Swamiji had dedicated his life living in a remote area in the favour of Hindu community by protesting an action of cow slaughter, taking wine and liquors, and uniting the divided Hindu community, the women power by preaching and teaching holy books and eternal ideas to the poor and illiterate people in the tribal area, and as a result he was gunned down by the Christian people who had stood up on their way to religion conversion. He said, the real tribute and homage should be when his ideas will be accepted and his purpose will be disseminated throughout the Indians. Condemning the terrorism he said that the most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden and the Pope are the two sides of a coin whose principles are same and mottos are clear that to spread their irrational ideas by hook or crook. An eminent writer cum lecturer Niranjan Padhi in his opinion said that the government and the world are beholding the Kandhamal violence in a different angle not considering as a national crisis. Writer Dr. Umesh Patri participating in the seminar said that the slain of Swamiji is a national shame if his personality be analysed properly. Not arrsesting the real culprtits of his slain, the government and its administration is providing them to kill another saint and leader who are working for the motherland and society. The vice chairperson of Utkal Sammilani Subash chandra Das, Scientist Sarat Chandra Panda, Poet Harekrishna Dhupapala Sharma, Usharani Mohanty, Lalit Mohan Pattnaik, Bijoy Kumar Singh, Bipin Bihari Tripathy, Writer Abhay Singh, and Trilochan Panda had made the Christian missionaries and the churches responsible for the national disintegration in the name of their services. They appealed to the citizens of India to stand against their “dividing and rule” principles and to see the fact. In this seminar the state coordinator of Rastriya Swabhiman Andolon Orissa Saumendra Jena had addressed the seminar and the joint secretary of Viswa Sambad Kendra Orissa Srimant Samantray had offered word of thanks. Around 72 writers and columnists were present in the seminar. Seminar held at Orissa Bhavan under the chairmanship of Bhagirathi Mahasuar, Sri Niranjan Padhi had opened a book on the real face of the churches in Orissa “Orissa under the conspiracy of church” written by Mohini Mohan Mishra and Saumendra Jena.
Pictures from left Srimant Samntaray, 2: Niranjan Padhi, 3: Bhagirathi Mahasuar, 4: Mohini Mohan Mishra, 5: Saumendra Jena.
RSS refuses the media claim on burning of effigies
Bhubaneswar, 09/11/08 (VISAKEO): The RSS has refused not involved in the burning of the Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his cabinet minister Vishwabhushan Harichandan’s effigies. The Sangh Parivar has condemned such claim by one of the regional media reported on the past 7th of this month.
Opposing to the media report the RSS Prachar Pramukh of the State Sri Simanchal Khatuasaid that burning effigies is not an ethics of the Sangh Parivar. “We never used to burn anyone’s effigy on the public road nor damage anyone’s image, this not a part of our principle”. Some one might have conspired to lower down an image of the Sangh Parivar by doing such action who is in oppose to its principle and policies, he said in a press meet. It is alleged that a man belonging to the Sangh on his return from its branch office had burnt down the effigies of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and cabinet minister Sri Harichandan who has held the department of the industries of the State and sent the pictures to the media. On behalf of the Parivar Sri Khatua has condemned such action and refused the media report and cleared out that as usual again Sangh is under the conspiracy and its opposition force’s target to be blamed in front of the public.
Opposing to the media report the RSS Prachar Pramukh of the State Sri Simanchal Khatuasaid that burning effigies is not an ethics of the Sangh Parivar. “We never used to burn anyone’s effigy on the public road nor damage anyone’s image, this not a part of our principle”. Some one might have conspired to lower down an image of the Sangh Parivar by doing such action who is in oppose to its principle and policies, he said in a press meet. It is alleged that a man belonging to the Sangh on his return from its branch office had burnt down the effigies of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and cabinet minister Sri Harichandan who has held the department of the industries of the State and sent the pictures to the media. On behalf of the Parivar Sri Khatua has condemned such action and refused the media report and cleared out that as usual again Sangh is under the conspiracy and its opposition force’s target to be blamed in front of the public.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Swamji Sradhanjali Sabha to hold massive rally on November 15
Bhubaneswar(Visakeo),7/11- Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti would a hold a massive rally in State Capital on November 15 protesting against the Orissa Government's failure to nab the killers of Swamiji and four of his disciples, who were shot dead by church sponsored militants at Jalespata Ashram in Kandhamal district on August 23.
About five lakh Hindus from across the country would gather here to protest minority appeasement initiatives of Orissa Government and its failure over Kandhamal crisis, Samiti coordinator Dr Ratnakar Chaini said on Friday. The massive rally, which will be held on November 15, would also serve an ultimatum to the State Government asking it to nab the culprits behind Swamiji's killing, he added.
Sadhavi Ritambara, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram national president Jagdeo Ram Oram, RSS Central Committee senior member Indresh Kumar, Mahanta Dr Ramvilash Vedanti of Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, national president of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and several other leaders would attend the massive rally.
The Samiti alleged that the Government is adopting double standard in dealing with Kandhamal crisis and illegally arresting innocent Hindus. Acting on an unconfirmed allegation of a 29-year old Catholic Nun, the Orissa Government made all out efforts to nab the rapists while the same Crime Branch, looking into the murder of Swamiji, yet to submit its charge sheet where as it progressed a lot in the rape case, he added.
By Golak Chandra Das
About five lakh Hindus from across the country would gather here to protest minority appeasement initiatives of Orissa Government and its failure over Kandhamal crisis, Samiti coordinator Dr Ratnakar Chaini said on Friday. The massive rally, which will be held on November 15, would also serve an ultimatum to the State Government asking it to nab the culprits behind Swamiji's killing, he added.
Sadhavi Ritambara, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram national president Jagdeo Ram Oram, RSS Central Committee senior member Indresh Kumar, Mahanta Dr Ramvilash Vedanti of Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, national president of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Harihar Nanda and several other leaders would attend the massive rally.
The Samiti alleged that the Government is adopting double standard in dealing with Kandhamal crisis and illegally arresting innocent Hindus. Acting on an unconfirmed allegation of a 29-year old Catholic Nun, the Orissa Government made all out efforts to nab the rapists while the same Crime Branch, looking into the murder of Swamiji, yet to submit its charge sheet where as it progressed a lot in the rape case, he added.
By Golak Chandra Das
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Press Release by Hindu Jagaran Sammukhya on
Bhubaneswar, Dated 6, Nov. 2008.
“One Dhanu Pradhani (35 years) was killed on 5/11/2008 (Wednesday) in Jhinjiriguda village under Brahmanigaon P.S. while working in Kumbharigaon School by three militant Christians belonging to the same area. The incident occurred at about 12.30 p.m. in the afternoon while other co-workers had gone for mid-day food and Dhanu Pradhani, a mason by profession was about to leave for the same purpose. The three persons were assisted by two of the teachers Prasant Uthar Singh and Susanta Nayak in locating and identifying the victim. It may be recalled that within days of killing of Swamiji and others, there were wall posters targeting Dhanu Pradhani, Vikram, Arun Karji and Chitrasen displayed in Jhanjiriguda area. On the 31st October 2008 when peace committee meeting was held at the Brahmanigaon P.S. there was none from among the local Christians. Later, on enquiry Thomas Nayak, Subash Nayak, Kailash Nayak and Vikram Basturoy of Brahmanigaon area told that ‘first they would eliminate the four aforesaid Kandh youth, and then only they might sit down to talk about peace’.
Dhanu’s murder is predetermined and brutal. The killers pumped in to 12 bullets from small arms in close range. Dhanu could not escape as there was a minor boy alongwith who had come to accompany him to the place of lunch. This daring act in broad day light under gaze of eye-witnesses indicates a direct challenge to the State Police who have failed to nab the local killers of Swamiji who according to the investigation numbered 18 in total. Only three from among them are shown arrested, till date. Many of the remaining 15 are loitering around freely with impunity. The Kandhs were assisting in the state sponsored peace efforts for restoration of normalcy. But the militant Christians again by such acts are inviting trouble to themselves. The Chief Minister has been very partisan in using the coercive armed police (CRPF, OSAP etc.) against the local Kandhs of whom so many innocents in hundreds are hospitalized and an equal number languishing behind the bar, including women and minors. On the other hand, militant Christians with illegally procured firearms who are behind the murders of Swamiji and there after, are moving freely with impunity. Peace is two way traffic. Naveen Babu, holding the Police portfolio in the cabinet will remain squarely responsible for the repercussions that will ensue after such blatantly partisan and highly discriminatory handling of the situation as if he is bound by a vow to protect the Christians at the cost of the Kandhs. The killers are moving under CRPF protection. Kandhs will never lie low in protecting their dignity. They are fighting their battle for cultural existence and they have full support of other sects of Hindus whole over the country.”
“One Dhanu Pradhani (35 years) was killed on 5/11/2008 (Wednesday) in Jhinjiriguda village under Brahmanigaon P.S. while working in Kumbharigaon School by three militant Christians belonging to the same area. The incident occurred at about 12.30 p.m. in the afternoon while other co-workers had gone for mid-day food and Dhanu Pradhani, a mason by profession was about to leave for the same purpose. The three persons were assisted by two of the teachers Prasant Uthar Singh and Susanta Nayak in locating and identifying the victim. It may be recalled that within days of killing of Swamiji and others, there were wall posters targeting Dhanu Pradhani, Vikram, Arun Karji and Chitrasen displayed in Jhanjiriguda area. On the 31st October 2008 when peace committee meeting was held at the Brahmanigaon P.S. there was none from among the local Christians. Later, on enquiry Thomas Nayak, Subash Nayak, Kailash Nayak and Vikram Basturoy of Brahmanigaon area told that ‘first they would eliminate the four aforesaid Kandh youth, and then only they might sit down to talk about peace’.
Dhanu’s murder is predetermined and brutal. The killers pumped in to 12 bullets from small arms in close range. Dhanu could not escape as there was a minor boy alongwith who had come to accompany him to the place of lunch. This daring act in broad day light under gaze of eye-witnesses indicates a direct challenge to the State Police who have failed to nab the local killers of Swamiji who according to the investigation numbered 18 in total. Only three from among them are shown arrested, till date. Many of the remaining 15 are loitering around freely with impunity. The Kandhs were assisting in the state sponsored peace efforts for restoration of normalcy. But the militant Christians again by such acts are inviting trouble to themselves. The Chief Minister has been very partisan in using the coercive armed police (CRPF, OSAP etc.) against the local Kandhs of whom so many innocents in hundreds are hospitalized and an equal number languishing behind the bar, including women and minors. On the other hand, militant Christians with illegally procured firearms who are behind the murders of Swamiji and there after, are moving freely with impunity. Peace is two way traffic. Naveen Babu, holding the Police portfolio in the cabinet will remain squarely responsible for the repercussions that will ensue after such blatantly partisan and highly discriminatory handling of the situation as if he is bound by a vow to protect the Christians at the cost of the Kandhs. The killers are moving under CRPF protection. Kandhs will never lie low in protecting their dignity. They are fighting their battle for cultural existence and they have full support of other sects of Hindus whole over the country.”
Vnavasi Kalyan Ashram demands the safety for the Hindu community
Bhubaneswar, 06/11/08 (VISAKEO): The murder of a Hindu man in Brahmoni Gaon has arised the tension among the Hindu people in Kandhamal district. The real conspirator of the VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati who was brutally gunned down by the Maoist militants who were hired by the Christian people, were moving freely though all the evidence and proofs are there against them. After that incident, again Hindu man, was allegedly belongs to RSS, who was a daily wager, now victim of the Christian conspiracy to gear up the conversion of religion in the State. The administration is blind and like Swami’s case it tries to paste it on the Maoists. Regarding the violence spread in Kandhamal and the tragedy of the Hindu people the State Secretary of Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram Lasmikant Dash has condemned the State administration and the chief minister of Orissa who happens to be the supporter of the Christians in disguise. He has demanded to give the protection and safety to the Hindu Community who is the minor in Kandhamal district.
Lots of things are there that indeed the State administration and the Chief Minister to be blamed and questioned for its irresponsibility right from the murder attempt on the most lovable VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, to his slain, to the attack on the innocent Hindu tribals and the illegal arrest of the Hindu people, and now the victim Dhanu Pradhan who was gunned down by the Christian militants at the broad day light on Wednesday. Sri Dash stated that till now the real conspirators of Swamiji are not arrested, the suspected Christians from whom the weapons were found and few NGOs like SFDC, Ama Gaon, and World Vision who are involved in the attack on the police stations have been ignored by the state administration. Various cases that have been lodged against the Christian people in setting fire the tribal people’s homes and forcible religion conversion are pressed down. The Christian attack victims Dasharath Pradhan Raghav Digal and Binod Digal of Raikia police station, Gayadhar Digal of Phiringia police station, Sanyasi Majhi of Tumudibandha police station and the Manoj Pradhan of Raikia police station who was seriously injured by the Christian attack after the slain of Swamiji are in fact the matter of condemnation. Besides the recent murder that has been plotted in Brahmoni Gaon and the improper treatment of that corpse after the post mortem clears the disinterest of the administration and the sympathy towards the majority Christians, he said. On behalf the Organisation he announced to forward the memorandum to the Prime Minister and the President of India by staging mass dharna in all the distict headquarters of the country and on behalf of Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti lakh of people will be assembled at PMG square in the State capital, he said.
Sri Dash has demanded the state government and the chief minister to compensate the victim Dhanu Pradhan with amount 10 lakhs, to arrest the killer and the conspirators and to provide proper safety and protection to the Hindu people in Brhamoni Gaon at a press conference in the State capital. Swami Pranarupananda Saraswati, the state advisor of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati; Padmanabh Pradhan, the president of Kui Samaj were present in the conference.
Lots of things are there that indeed the State administration and the Chief Minister to be blamed and questioned for its irresponsibility right from the murder attempt on the most lovable VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, to his slain, to the attack on the innocent Hindu tribals and the illegal arrest of the Hindu people, and now the victim Dhanu Pradhan who was gunned down by the Christian militants at the broad day light on Wednesday. Sri Dash stated that till now the real conspirators of Swamiji are not arrested, the suspected Christians from whom the weapons were found and few NGOs like SFDC, Ama Gaon, and World Vision who are involved in the attack on the police stations have been ignored by the state administration. Various cases that have been lodged against the Christian people in setting fire the tribal people’s homes and forcible religion conversion are pressed down. The Christian attack victims Dasharath Pradhan Raghav Digal and Binod Digal of Raikia police station, Gayadhar Digal of Phiringia police station, Sanyasi Majhi of Tumudibandha police station and the Manoj Pradhan of Raikia police station who was seriously injured by the Christian attack after the slain of Swamiji are in fact the matter of condemnation. Besides the recent murder that has been plotted in Brahmoni Gaon and the improper treatment of that corpse after the post mortem clears the disinterest of the administration and the sympathy towards the majority Christians, he said. On behalf the Organisation he announced to forward the memorandum to the Prime Minister and the President of India by staging mass dharna in all the distict headquarters of the country and on behalf of Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti lakh of people will be assembled at PMG square in the State capital, he said.
Sri Dash has demanded the state government and the chief minister to compensate the victim Dhanu Pradhan with amount 10 lakhs, to arrest the killer and the conspirators and to provide proper safety and protection to the Hindu people in Brhamoni Gaon at a press conference in the State capital. Swami Pranarupananda Saraswati, the state advisor of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati; Padmanabh Pradhan, the president of Kui Samaj were present in the conference.
Again violence strikes Kandhamal
Christians gun down one Hindu
Bhubaneswar, 06/11/08 (VISAKEO): Violence and agitation has stroke the Kandhamal district once again after killing of one Hindu man near Kumbahri Gaon square of Brahmoni Gaon plice station area in Daringbadi block. The victim is allegedly gunned down by the Christian community in the broad day light heinously belonged to the RSS who was said to be threatened by the Christian militants few days ago. After the slain of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati tension has been fired again in the minds of the Hindu community and the administration seems to colour the incident as an action of Maoists.
Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh backed Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram on Wednesday alleged that Christian militants have killed one 40-year-old Dhanu Pradhan of Kumbahrigaon. Ridiculing police reports, which say, Maoists gun down Pradhan, daily wager, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram State Secretary Laxmikant Dash added that three Christian people belonging to Katingia village have killed Pradhan. The Christian militants had triggered 12 round bullets on the head, stomach and chest of the victim. Dhanu belongs to village Jingiraguda and his brother is a Samiti member. Pradhan along with other workers were engaged in a construction of School since early morning, when the workers left for lunch, the church militants fired at Pradhan and killed him, Dash added. He further alleged that despite information, police reached the spot two hours after the incident. The area is Hindu minority, so the church people are taking advantage of it, he added. We would give befitting reply to them if the police did not take proper action.
On behalf of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti a memorandum will be forwarded to the Prime Minister and the President of India regarding the torture and humiliation charged on the Hindu community by the so called minority people in the name of religion and the Samiti announced to stage dharna on tomorrow in all the districts of the country and questions the safety and protection of Hindu community.
Bhubaneswar, 06/11/08 (VISAKEO): Violence and agitation has stroke the Kandhamal district once again after killing of one Hindu man near Kumbahri Gaon square of Brahmoni Gaon plice station area in Daringbadi block. The victim is allegedly gunned down by the Christian community in the broad day light heinously belonged to the RSS who was said to be threatened by the Christian militants few days ago. After the slain of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati tension has been fired again in the minds of the Hindu community and the administration seems to colour the incident as an action of Maoists.
Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh backed Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram on Wednesday alleged that Christian militants have killed one 40-year-old Dhanu Pradhan of Kumbahrigaon. Ridiculing police reports, which say, Maoists gun down Pradhan, daily wager, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram State Secretary Laxmikant Dash added that three Christian people belonging to Katingia village have killed Pradhan. The Christian militants had triggered 12 round bullets on the head, stomach and chest of the victim. Dhanu belongs to village Jingiraguda and his brother is a Samiti member. Pradhan along with other workers were engaged in a construction of School since early morning, when the workers left for lunch, the church militants fired at Pradhan and killed him, Dash added. He further alleged that despite information, police reached the spot two hours after the incident. The area is Hindu minority, so the church people are taking advantage of it, he added. We would give befitting reply to them if the police did not take proper action.
On behalf of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti a memorandum will be forwarded to the Prime Minister and the President of India regarding the torture and humiliation charged on the Hindu community by the so called minority people in the name of religion and the Samiti announced to stage dharna on tomorrow in all the districts of the country and questions the safety and protection of Hindu community.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Christian militants kill one more Hindu in Kandhamal
Bhubaneswar: (Visakeo),5/11-Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh backed Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram on Wednesday alleged that Christian militants have killed one 40-year-old Dhanu Pradhan of Kumbahrigaon under Bamunigaon Police limits of Orissa Kandhamal district.
Ridiculing police reports, which say, Maoists gun down Pradhan, daily wager, VKS further added that three Christian people belonging to Katingia village have killed Pradhan. The church sponsored goons have also announced that they would not allow a single Hindu to live in Bamunigaon area, VKS State general secretary Dr Laxmikant Dash said.
Dhanu belongs to village Jingiraguda and his brother is a Samiti member. Pradhan along with other workers were engaged in a construction of School since early morning, when the workers left for lunch, the church militants fired at Pradhan and killed him, Dash added. He further alleged that despite information, police reached the spot two hours after the incident. The area is Hindu minority, so the church people are taking advantage of it, he added. We would give befitting reply to them if the police did not take proper action.
Golakha Chandra Das
Ridiculing police reports, which say, Maoists gun down Pradhan, daily wager, VKS further added that three Christian people belonging to Katingia village have killed Pradhan. The church sponsored goons have also announced that they would not allow a single Hindu to live in Bamunigaon area, VKS State general secretary Dr Laxmikant Dash said.
Dhanu belongs to village Jingiraguda and his brother is a Samiti member. Pradhan along with other workers were engaged in a construction of School since early morning, when the workers left for lunch, the church militants fired at Pradhan and killed him, Dash added. He further alleged that despite information, police reached the spot two hours after the incident. The area is Hindu minority, so the church people are taking advantage of it, he added. We would give befitting reply to them if the police did not take proper action.
Golakha Chandra Das
Monday, November 03, 2008
Sense feeling never generates spiritual knowledge
Science dejects Christian philosophy
Bhubaneswar, 03/11/08 (VISAKEO): Science dejects the very ideas of the Christianity regarding the sense experience and the absolute knowledge that the sense experience never arises any kind of complete knowledge. In the suit filed at Bhubaneswar civil judge junior division court the petitioner Sri Bhairab Charan Padhy claims that Saint Thomas Aquinas’s saying “all knowledge originates in sensation but sense data can be made intelligible only by the action of the intellect…” is wrong and false, due to the fact that sense recognizes already sense known matter therefore, no knowledge is derived from senses. More over, there is no such action or reaction in the human body to convert sense data into knowledge. In fact, human body is congruent with matter. Hence no action or reaction of a different nature is possible in human body.
In a press meet at the State capital today, Sri Padhy, a postgraduate degree in physics from IIT Mumbai has shown Saint Aquinas’s thought is wrong and false. Sri Padhy in his book “Solution to Global Warming and Nuclear Bomb” has stated the above regarding this matter he has filed a petition in the court. The defended being Archdiocese of Orissa represented through Archbishop of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. He has prayed to the court to direct Christian priest not to propagate Aquinas’s aforesaid false ideas. Around 400 A.D. Saint Augustine had said that to search for truth people should depend upon sense experiences. Around 1200-1300 Islamic philosopher Averoees in Europe propagated A.D. Aristotle’s philosophy. This threatened supremacy and integrity of Roman Catholic Church’s doctrine. In this situation, to reconcile Augustine’s teaching with Aristotle’s philosophy Saint Aquinas’s had held that sense experience by the action of intellect is converted into knowledge. Referring to the Hindu mythology in Ramayana, Sri Padhy illustrated that while Shravan Kumar was filling water in the evening, from a distance King Dasharath by hearing the sound concluded that some deer is drinking water and applied arrows in that direction, but the arrows pierced Shravan Kumar. Hearing the sound in the ear King Dasharath could not know the origin of the sound. This means hearing organ experience is not converted into knowledge. In general to know the origin of the sound is called knowledge. If in a room some music instrument like tape recorder, TV, Radio are kept and one instrument is put on, and if it is asked to a person listening to the music in the next room he can not say from which instrument the music is coming. Hearing sense experience does not know the origin of the sound. Therefore, sense experience knows already sense known matter. Hence, sense experience is not converted into knowledge. Also, in natural sciences systematic study of matter is undertaken by searching, examining, testing, verifying it by senses such as hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch and sense aiding equipments could only find already sense known matter. More over science could find already sense- known- matter; it could find no new knowledge. Therefore, science-searching matter by human senses invented mass destruction nuclear bomb. In view of the above it is said here that experienced due to sense input data by action or reaction is not converted into knowledge. But, if sense experiences are taken as complete knowledge, there is a possibility that we will face danger. At present, through science, the mass destruction weapons produced in the field of science has put humanity in danger. This proves that propagation of Aquinas’s philosophy that is false, by Roman Catholic Church is misleading. Advocate Sri Anil Kumar Sathapathy was also present in this press meet.
Golakha Chandra Das
Bhubaneswar, 03/11/08 (VISAKEO): Science dejects the very ideas of the Christianity regarding the sense experience and the absolute knowledge that the sense experience never arises any kind of complete knowledge. In the suit filed at Bhubaneswar civil judge junior division court the petitioner Sri Bhairab Charan Padhy claims that Saint Thomas Aquinas’s saying “all knowledge originates in sensation but sense data can be made intelligible only by the action of the intellect…” is wrong and false, due to the fact that sense recognizes already sense known matter therefore, no knowledge is derived from senses. More over, there is no such action or reaction in the human body to convert sense data into knowledge. In fact, human body is congruent with matter. Hence no action or reaction of a different nature is possible in human body.
In a press meet at the State capital today, Sri Padhy, a postgraduate degree in physics from IIT Mumbai has shown Saint Aquinas’s thought is wrong and false. Sri Padhy in his book “Solution to Global Warming and Nuclear Bomb” has stated the above regarding this matter he has filed a petition in the court. The defended being Archdiocese of Orissa represented through Archbishop of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. He has prayed to the court to direct Christian priest not to propagate Aquinas’s aforesaid false ideas. Around 400 A.D. Saint Augustine had said that to search for truth people should depend upon sense experiences. Around 1200-1300 Islamic philosopher Averoees in Europe propagated A.D. Aristotle’s philosophy. This threatened supremacy and integrity of Roman Catholic Church’s doctrine. In this situation, to reconcile Augustine’s teaching with Aristotle’s philosophy Saint Aquinas’s had held that sense experience by the action of intellect is converted into knowledge. Referring to the Hindu mythology in Ramayana, Sri Padhy illustrated that while Shravan Kumar was filling water in the evening, from a distance King Dasharath by hearing the sound concluded that some deer is drinking water and applied arrows in that direction, but the arrows pierced Shravan Kumar. Hearing the sound in the ear King Dasharath could not know the origin of the sound. This means hearing organ experience is not converted into knowledge. In general to know the origin of the sound is called knowledge. If in a room some music instrument like tape recorder, TV, Radio are kept and one instrument is put on, and if it is asked to a person listening to the music in the next room he can not say from which instrument the music is coming. Hearing sense experience does not know the origin of the sound. Therefore, sense experience knows already sense known matter. Hence, sense experience is not converted into knowledge. Also, in natural sciences systematic study of matter is undertaken by searching, examining, testing, verifying it by senses such as hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch and sense aiding equipments could only find already sense known matter. More over science could find already sense- known- matter; it could find no new knowledge. Therefore, science-searching matter by human senses invented mass destruction nuclear bomb. In view of the above it is said here that experienced due to sense input data by action or reaction is not converted into knowledge. But, if sense experiences are taken as complete knowledge, there is a possibility that we will face danger. At present, through science, the mass destruction weapons produced in the field of science has put humanity in danger. This proves that propagation of Aquinas’s philosophy that is false, by Roman Catholic Church is misleading. Advocate Sri Anil Kumar Sathapathy was also present in this press meet.
Golakha Chandra Das
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Do Nuns Die Virgins!!?
By Mavis Makuni
Financial Gazette
The Roman Catholic Church has suffered adverse publicity worldwide over the last few years after sordid tales of sexual abuse perpetrated by priests and bishops were unearthed in the United States and other countries. In March 2002, the international news magazine Newsweek published a report under the headline, "Sins of the Fathers" which detailed how priests and bishops in different dioceses of the Catholic Church in the US had molested young boys and girls for about 50 years.
They had got away with these offences for so long because of an intricate cover-up strategy adopted by the church. This involved transferring culprits to dioceses where they were not well-known after complaints or whispers about their immoral and illegal behaviour.
The scandal was shocking in that the Catholic Church, which has one billion adherents worldwide, stood accused alongside secular organisations of covering up rape, child molestation and paedophilia.
The church’s hypocrisy in pretending that priests and nuns adhered to their vows of celibacy when the widespread abuses exposed in press reports showed otherwise raised many questions.
One was why the church stuck to this doctrine if it was too difficult for some clerics to adhere to it.
The lifestyles of nuns and priests have always fascinated lay-people who have wondered whether it is humanly possible for mere mortals to overcome fleshly desires and stick to their vows of poverty and celibacy all their lives.
There have always been whispers about the sexual escapades of priests and nuns even here in Zimbabwe but these are always difficult to ascertain because of the aura of secrecy surrounding religious orders.
But lo and behold, the secret is out and it’s official. The headquarters of the Catholic Church, the Vatican, has conceded that not all is well.
A number of reports have confirmed that thousands of nuns worldwide cannot keep their vows of chastity because they are raped or coerced into having sex by priests or bishops.
"The Holy See is dealing with the question in collaboration with the bishops, and with the International Union of Superiors General", said Papal spokesperson Joaquin. Navaro - Vallis.
Navaro - vallis, who was quoted in the National Catholic Reporter, added: "Certain negative situations cannot cause to be forgotten the frequently heroic fidelity of the great majority of male religious priests".
The Vatican statement was prompted by a report in the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica about the scandal:
A number of reports written by senior members of women’s religious orders have also confirmed that the sexual abuse of nuns by priests is a serious and prevalent problem.
In the 1990s Sister Maura O’Donohue a medical doctor, briefed Cardinal Eduardo Matinerz, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for religious life on a report she had written while she was the AIDS co-ordinator for the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development based in London.
In her report, quoted in the Catholic National Reporter, O’Donohue said the sexual abuse of nuns by priests had been documented in 23 countries, including Zimbabwe. The rest are Botswana, Burundi, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Tonga, Uganda, United States, Zambia and Zaire.
O’ Donohue said she initially reacted with "shock and disbelief" at the magnitude of the problem. "For example", she said, "a superior of a community of sisters in one country was approached by priests requesting that sisters be made available to them for sexual favours".
She said in some instances, some priests even advised sisters to take contraceptives, misleading them into believing that the pill prevented the transmission of HIV. Some Catholic medical professionals have complained of being pressured by priests to procure abortions for religious sisters impregnated by clerics.
In a similar report compiled in 1998, Sister Marie McDonald said that priests sometimes exploited the financial dependency of young sisters or took advantage of spiritual direction and the sacrament of reconciliation to extort sexual favours. She said some of the factors that gave rise to these sexual indiscretions include the fact that celibacy and chastity were not important values in some countries and because of the inferior position of women in society and the church sisters found it impossible to turn down clerics who ask for sexual favours because priests are authority figures who must be obeyed.
"Moreover, they are usually more highly educated and they have received a much more advanced theological formation that sisters," she said. The priests could also use false theological arguments to justify their behaviour, such as, "We are both consecrated celibates. That means we have promised not to marry. However, we can have sex together without breaking our vows".
In another report. O’Donohue noted that celibacy could have different meanings in different cultures. She cited the example of a vicar general in an African diocese who gave a different view of celibacy. "Celibacy in the African context means a priest does not get married but does not mean he does not have children"
According to the National Catholic Reporter, if a nun became pregnant she was the one who was asked to leave the congregation while the priest responsible could continue with his ministry.
In some cases, priests had relationships with several women, some of them the wives of church members.
"In such circumstances husbands are angry about what is happening but are embarrassed to challenge their parish priests".
Last year a newspaper in the U.S State of Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, published a report showing that 34,000 nuns had suffered sexual abuse.
Researchers at the university of St. Louis, who conducted the survey on which the report was based said, the sisters were sexually abused by priests or other nuns.
Last month, Associated Press reported on a lawsuit in which six plaintiffs in Louisville claimed that they were abused by Roman Catholic nuns while living in an orphanage in Anchorage in the 1905s and 1960s. This means that although O’Donohue and McDonald’s reports depict nuns as the victims of predatory priests and bishops, they themselves are not blameless.
O’Donohue said the AIDS pandemic had drawn attention to issues which may not have had much significance in the past. "The enormous challenge which AIDS poses for members of religious orders and the clergy is only now becoming evident"
Observers quoted in the Catholic National Reporter said in the wake of these embarrassing revelations, the Roman Catholic Church was taking steps to address the problem.
A Benedictine leader in Rome said, "Several monasteries already have guidelines in case a monk is accused of sexual misconduct, taking care of the individuals concerned, the victim included. We need sincerity and justice".
A Vatican official who spoke to the National Catholic Reporter anonymously said the culture in the Roman Catholic Church was changing. "The response from church leaders is more aggressive and swift and in general there is a climate within religious life that these things have to be discussed. Talking about it is the first step towards a solution".
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In the context of the alleged rape of a Nun by a mob in India the underlying fear is that the medical report on the victim of the alleged crime reveals that she was in the habit of sexual intercourse which goes against the ethics of a woman who professes as a Nun in the Catholic Church of Mother Theresa. That apart, by her own admission before the Press in New Delhi she has contradicted herself by stating that there was attempt to rape by one person and as many persons entered the room, the perpetrator was dissuaded from committing the offence any further. But again the medical report reveals the presence of ‘sperm less semen’ in the interior of the vagina which is collected for forensic test. Despite the observations by the Supreme Court and its advise to the victim to co-operate with the investigation, Father Thomas Chellanthariar as well as the Nun have declined to testify before the Police saying that they do not trust the Orissa Police. The fact remains that the Father had given all the concoctions on advise from Archbishop Raphael Chinnath and filed two FIRs to the Balliguda P.S. It is now strongly suspected that Fr. Thomas Chellanthariar of Kerala is the person who used to and had recent coitus with her, which could be established by DNA test. Once it is matched, the false story spread whole over the world would stand shattered; but the tarnished image of India could hardly be repaired.
ASHOK SAHU, INDIA.
Financial Gazette
The Roman Catholic Church has suffered adverse publicity worldwide over the last few years after sordid tales of sexual abuse perpetrated by priests and bishops were unearthed in the United States and other countries. In March 2002, the international news magazine Newsweek published a report under the headline, "Sins of the Fathers" which detailed how priests and bishops in different dioceses of the Catholic Church in the US had molested young boys and girls for about 50 years.
They had got away with these offences for so long because of an intricate cover-up strategy adopted by the church. This involved transferring culprits to dioceses where they were not well-known after complaints or whispers about their immoral and illegal behaviour.
The scandal was shocking in that the Catholic Church, which has one billion adherents worldwide, stood accused alongside secular organisations of covering up rape, child molestation and paedophilia.
The church’s hypocrisy in pretending that priests and nuns adhered to their vows of celibacy when the widespread abuses exposed in press reports showed otherwise raised many questions.
One was why the church stuck to this doctrine if it was too difficult for some clerics to adhere to it.
The lifestyles of nuns and priests have always fascinated lay-people who have wondered whether it is humanly possible for mere mortals to overcome fleshly desires and stick to their vows of poverty and celibacy all their lives.
There have always been whispers about the sexual escapades of priests and nuns even here in Zimbabwe but these are always difficult to ascertain because of the aura of secrecy surrounding religious orders.
But lo and behold, the secret is out and it’s official. The headquarters of the Catholic Church, the Vatican, has conceded that not all is well.
A number of reports have confirmed that thousands of nuns worldwide cannot keep their vows of chastity because they are raped or coerced into having sex by priests or bishops.
"The Holy See is dealing with the question in collaboration with the bishops, and with the International Union of Superiors General", said Papal spokesperson Joaquin. Navaro - Vallis.
Navaro - vallis, who was quoted in the National Catholic Reporter, added: "Certain negative situations cannot cause to be forgotten the frequently heroic fidelity of the great majority of male religious priests".
The Vatican statement was prompted by a report in the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica about the scandal:
A number of reports written by senior members of women’s religious orders have also confirmed that the sexual abuse of nuns by priests is a serious and prevalent problem.
In the 1990s Sister Maura O’Donohue a medical doctor, briefed Cardinal Eduardo Matinerz, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for religious life on a report she had written while she was the AIDS co-ordinator for the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development based in London.
In her report, quoted in the Catholic National Reporter, O’Donohue said the sexual abuse of nuns by priests had been documented in 23 countries, including Zimbabwe. The rest are Botswana, Burundi, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Tonga, Uganda, United States, Zambia and Zaire.
O’ Donohue said she initially reacted with "shock and disbelief" at the magnitude of the problem. "For example", she said, "a superior of a community of sisters in one country was approached by priests requesting that sisters be made available to them for sexual favours".
She said in some instances, some priests even advised sisters to take contraceptives, misleading them into believing that the pill prevented the transmission of HIV. Some Catholic medical professionals have complained of being pressured by priests to procure abortions for religious sisters impregnated by clerics.
In a similar report compiled in 1998, Sister Marie McDonald said that priests sometimes exploited the financial dependency of young sisters or took advantage of spiritual direction and the sacrament of reconciliation to extort sexual favours. She said some of the factors that gave rise to these sexual indiscretions include the fact that celibacy and chastity were not important values in some countries and because of the inferior position of women in society and the church sisters found it impossible to turn down clerics who ask for sexual favours because priests are authority figures who must be obeyed.
"Moreover, they are usually more highly educated and they have received a much more advanced theological formation that sisters," she said. The priests could also use false theological arguments to justify their behaviour, such as, "We are both consecrated celibates. That means we have promised not to marry. However, we can have sex together without breaking our vows".
In another report. O’Donohue noted that celibacy could have different meanings in different cultures. She cited the example of a vicar general in an African diocese who gave a different view of celibacy. "Celibacy in the African context means a priest does not get married but does not mean he does not have children"
According to the National Catholic Reporter, if a nun became pregnant she was the one who was asked to leave the congregation while the priest responsible could continue with his ministry.
In some cases, priests had relationships with several women, some of them the wives of church members.
"In such circumstances husbands are angry about what is happening but are embarrassed to challenge their parish priests".
Last year a newspaper in the U.S State of Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, published a report showing that 34,000 nuns had suffered sexual abuse.
Researchers at the university of St. Louis, who conducted the survey on which the report was based said, the sisters were sexually abused by priests or other nuns.
Last month, Associated Press reported on a lawsuit in which six plaintiffs in Louisville claimed that they were abused by Roman Catholic nuns while living in an orphanage in Anchorage in the 1905s and 1960s. This means that although O’Donohue and McDonald’s reports depict nuns as the victims of predatory priests and bishops, they themselves are not blameless.
O’Donohue said the AIDS pandemic had drawn attention to issues which may not have had much significance in the past. "The enormous challenge which AIDS poses for members of religious orders and the clergy is only now becoming evident"
Observers quoted in the Catholic National Reporter said in the wake of these embarrassing revelations, the Roman Catholic Church was taking steps to address the problem.
A Benedictine leader in Rome said, "Several monasteries already have guidelines in case a monk is accused of sexual misconduct, taking care of the individuals concerned, the victim included. We need sincerity and justice".
A Vatican official who spoke to the National Catholic Reporter anonymously said the culture in the Roman Catholic Church was changing. "The response from church leaders is more aggressive and swift and in general there is a climate within religious life that these things have to be discussed. Talking about it is the first step towards a solution".
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In the context of the alleged rape of a Nun by a mob in India the underlying fear is that the medical report on the victim of the alleged crime reveals that she was in the habit of sexual intercourse which goes against the ethics of a woman who professes as a Nun in the Catholic Church of Mother Theresa. That apart, by her own admission before the Press in New Delhi she has contradicted herself by stating that there was attempt to rape by one person and as many persons entered the room, the perpetrator was dissuaded from committing the offence any further. But again the medical report reveals the presence of ‘sperm less semen’ in the interior of the vagina which is collected for forensic test. Despite the observations by the Supreme Court and its advise to the victim to co-operate with the investigation, Father Thomas Chellanthariar as well as the Nun have declined to testify before the Police saying that they do not trust the Orissa Police. The fact remains that the Father had given all the concoctions on advise from Archbishop Raphael Chinnath and filed two FIRs to the Balliguda P.S. It is now strongly suspected that Fr. Thomas Chellanthariar of Kerala is the person who used to and had recent coitus with her, which could be established by DNA test. Once it is matched, the false story spread whole over the world would stand shattered; but the tarnished image of India could hardly be repaired.
ASHOK SAHU, INDIA.
Bal Thackeray comes out in support of Malegaon blasts accused issue
PTI | Mumbai
Coming out in support of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and other Malegaon blasts accused, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today lashed out at pro-Hindutva elements for "disowning" them and asked the legal community to come forward to defend the trio.
"The entire Hindu community should support the Sadhvi, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni who are being framed by the ATS," Bal Thackeray said in his trademark fiery editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
Thackeray said he did not support any kind of terrorism that "weakens the country and we regret the loss of life in the Malegaon incident.
"But if the pseudo secularists in the country are supportive of Afzal Guru (Parliament attack convict), why should we not love and be proud of Sadhvi Pragya, Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni?" "Every day Islamic terrorists are planting bombs to kill Hindus in India. The latest blasts in Assam too were engineered by Bangladeshi migrants. If a Sadhvi Pragya or a Ramesh Upadhyay or a Samir Kulkarni is born in the present milieu, they cannot be blamed," it added.
Alleging that the ATS machinery was being used at the behest of the Congress which is practicing politics of Muslim appeasement, it said, "the arrests of cultured and educated individuals in connection with the Malegaon blasts is an effort to crush Hindus to please Muslim fanatics in the country."
Coming out in support of Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and other Malegaon blasts accused, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today lashed out at pro-Hindutva elements for "disowning" them and asked the legal community to come forward to defend the trio.
"The entire Hindu community should support the Sadhvi, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni who are being framed by the ATS," Bal Thackeray said in his trademark fiery editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'.
Thackeray said he did not support any kind of terrorism that "weakens the country and we regret the loss of life in the Malegaon incident.
"But if the pseudo secularists in the country are supportive of Afzal Guru (Parliament attack convict), why should we not love and be proud of Sadhvi Pragya, Ramesh Upadhyay and Samir Kulkarni?" "Every day Islamic terrorists are planting bombs to kill Hindus in India. The latest blasts in Assam too were engineered by Bangladeshi migrants. If a Sadhvi Pragya or a Ramesh Upadhyay or a Samir Kulkarni is born in the present milieu, they cannot be blamed," it added.
Alleging that the ATS machinery was being used at the behest of the Congress which is practicing politics of Muslim appeasement, it said, "the arrests of cultured and educated individuals in connection with the Malegaon blasts is an effort to crush Hindus to please Muslim fanatics in the country."
Proselytization and Religious Freedom
“You are committing violence through conversion”.
Freedom to practice and preach one’s religion is fine. What is the responsibility associated with the freedom on the part of religious preachers? If that responsibility were followed, we would still have the indigenous cultures of Egypt and South America. All the indigenous traditions that were responsible for such colossal structures like the pyramids, which are not only in Egypt but also in Mexico, are no longer in existence. When I visited Egypt a few years ago, I asked the Egyptologist who was with me, if I could see the people belonging to the cultural tradition that made the pyramids, the Egyptologist replied that there was not a single person to be found. The culture was totally wiped out. The ancient Greek culture, the South American culture, and other indigenous cultures are all gone. All over the world, the indigenous traditions not given to expansionism through conversion programs are slowly disappearing.
The non-aggressive traditions are pitted against aggressive traditions, which have in their theologies certain mandates. In the name of religion, they are mandated to do what they are doing. In all conferences I have attended, I am asked to help with the committee that drafts resolutions. I always have asked for the term “mutual respect among all religions” to be included as one of the resolutions, but always this mutual respect clause is struck down, and is replaced by “freedom of religion.” The freedom of religion is understood by some as the freedom to preach and convert with an evangelistic program. They feel they are mandated to convert, and they think they are saving souls. According to them, I am to be saved. I do not need to be saved. The situation is similar to the story of the person who went to a pond and started to pull out all the fishes from the pond and throw them on the grass. A passerby was shocked and exclaimed: “Hey, what are you doing?” The man replied, “I am trying to save these fishes from drowning.” Like this person, one can have the right to believe anything one wants. You are committing violence through conversion. It is not a market share, or a propaganda war.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Freedom to practice and preach one’s religion is fine. What is the responsibility associated with the freedom on the part of religious preachers? If that responsibility were followed, we would still have the indigenous cultures of Egypt and South America. All the indigenous traditions that were responsible for such colossal structures like the pyramids, which are not only in Egypt but also in Mexico, are no longer in existence. When I visited Egypt a few years ago, I asked the Egyptologist who was with me, if I could see the people belonging to the cultural tradition that made the pyramids, the Egyptologist replied that there was not a single person to be found. The culture was totally wiped out. The ancient Greek culture, the South American culture, and other indigenous cultures are all gone. All over the world, the indigenous traditions not given to expansionism through conversion programs are slowly disappearing.
The non-aggressive traditions are pitted against aggressive traditions, which have in their theologies certain mandates. In the name of religion, they are mandated to do what they are doing. In all conferences I have attended, I am asked to help with the committee that drafts resolutions. I always have asked for the term “mutual respect among all religions” to be included as one of the resolutions, but always this mutual respect clause is struck down, and is replaced by “freedom of religion.” The freedom of religion is understood by some as the freedom to preach and convert with an evangelistic program. They feel they are mandated to convert, and they think they are saving souls. According to them, I am to be saved. I do not need to be saved. The situation is similar to the story of the person who went to a pond and started to pull out all the fishes from the pond and throw them on the grass. A passerby was shocked and exclaimed: “Hey, what are you doing?” The man replied, “I am trying to save these fishes from drowning.” Like this person, one can have the right to believe anything one wants. You are committing violence through conversion. It is not a market share, or a propaganda war.
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Pushing Hindus into a corner
Tarun Vijay | October 27, 2008
One Diwali the highly revered monk of Hindus, Swami Jayendra Saraswati, was arrested while performing puja. The secular world celebrated it as a victory of law and constitutional propriety. When nothing was proved, all the chargesheets turned bunkum, the Supreme Court gave a verdict favouring the swami's release on bail, but no one retracted the strong, often abusive words used for the Hindu monk. It was met with silence as if nothing important had happened.
One Krishna Janmashtami night, another ochre-robed reformist monk, Swami Lakshmanananda, was murdered along with an aged Hindu nun, Ma Bhaktimoyee, in his ashram. Secularists tried to direct and guide the entire investigation till the arrested murderers confessed that swami's work among tribals made prosylitisation difficult and hence they took the violent way.
The media linked the violence post-Lakshmanananda's murder to various Hindu organisations and completely ignored the brutal killing of the sanyasi and the lady monk.
This Diwali, Hindus were labelled as 'terrorists'.
There is a university in Delhi which gets a large amount of Saudi grants, and which thought it appropriate to honour a Muslim painter whose nudes of Hindu gods and goddesses and Mother India were opposed by Hindus, with a Doctor of Philosophy degree, honoris causa. The same university's vice chancellor, in a display of public affection for those students arrested for treason by a Congress government, declared that he will fund their 'struggle' as they are his 'children' and they would be considered innocent till proved guilty.
The secular world applauded his decision as bold and highly moral.
A Hindu sadhvi has been arrested for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blasts. But not a single Hindu organisation came out in her support saying she remains a member of the global Hindu fraternity and would be considered innocent till proved guilty and hence shall provide all the financial assistance to her.
I was thinking, suppose I start a 'support Pragya fund' how any Hindu saints and ashrams and mutts and leaders would come out in support? Doesn't she deserve help and support till proved innocent?
Unlike the sweet little students of the university's vice chancellor, who were arrested from the area of the Batla House encounter, Pragya was in Surat, giving a religious discourse when the Malegaon blasts occurred in September. Her bike had been sold years before. No one said the blasts were organised to make Hindu law applicable or turn the nation into a Hindu state. No one had quoted Hindu scriptures to justify what would be termed as a ghastly act, inhuman and un-Hindu.
Yet, there was a virtual celebration in the so-called secular camp, they were over-joyous as if they have reached the moon. Got it, they said, what we were saying for years! The usual suspects were on our TV screens, delightedly giving interviews and the media lapped up crispy descriptions like Hindu terror, Hindu bomb, Saffron terrorism. When they quote the Quran, seculars cry don't label them Islamic terrorists, but Hindus being Hindus must be termed as Hindu terrorists to keep a 'balance'. So those who insult the memory of a martyred police officer show their glee over having succeeded in bringing the term 'Hindu terrorism' in vogue. What greater shield could an Islamic terrorist have wished for!
They were itching for this day and they have got it.
Last year too the 2006 Malegaon blasts were blamed on Hindus. Later the agencies proved they were done by SIMI. This year, Union ministers were demanding the ban on SIMI be lifted in spite of truckloads of evidence of the organisation's involvement in deadly blasts and waging war against the State, the most heinous crime in any part of the world. And the investigations, gathering of proof and the hard, difficult investigation, were done by government agencies.
The same honourable members of the Union cabinet demanded banning Hindu organisations, in spite of having no evidence of their involvement in violent activities or working against the Indian State. Those who ignore the Supreme Court's verdict on a terrorist who was accused waging war against the State, demand that Hindu organisations be banned for their patriotism. Once they drove out the tricolour folks from the Kashmir Valley, now they assassinate their morale in the rest of the country.
For the sake of Muslim vote-bank, SIMI had to be helped and Hindu organisations needed to be shown as being involved in anti-national activities. The balancing had to be achieved, like the U C Banerjee Commission. Much before the honourable commission could start work on Godhra, leaders were declaring during the Bihar election campaign -- many of whom loved to be seen with an Osama look-alike -- that the Godhra train inferno was a creation of Hindus so that they could get a chance to pounce on Muslims.
So much for their secular credentials!
This time, too, they had tremendous amount of pressure to nurse their vote-banks. Elections are right here, campaigning has begun, chances look very bleak seeing the public mood, and voters seem already restless with high prices, growing inflation and an insecure atmosphere. Hence a communal divide would help. If such considerations can be credited as having instigated the 'creation' of a Hindu or 'Saffron' terrorism, would it be a far-fetched conclusion?
The intelligent people who could create a Bhindranwale, to 'defeat' one or the other political opponent, could also be trusted to repeat the feat elsewhere.
So, this time, the police version is not to be distrusted or questioned. The first suspicion about police action is reserved for the Batla House fraternity. Hindu monks do not deserve it.
The term 'Hindu terrorism' looks so attractive to secularists. Proof, evidence, and final acquittal may take year. But the articles, front page edits, condemnations, further isolation, and cornering of the saffron side, would help someone. That's enough for today.
That this way may turn more dangerous tomorrow is not understood by the perpetrators of the secular pogrom of words against the Hindu Right. Every nation has a soul and a colour. India's soul is Hindu civilisation and the colour is saffron. Samuel Huntington described America as a Latin Christian nation, and it doesn't make her any less to give other communities second-class citizenship.
It may be the first time in its four hundred years of democratic history that a Black might be sworn in as President, who would take oath on the Bible. Who would demand that it's an unhealthy tradition, as non-Christians also built America? Traditions, colours and the inner core are always sacred and nations preserve them at all costs. If the same elements are humiliated and turned into icons of shame, nothing remains except a dead, meaningless smoke of rootless words.
India's Hinduness is that essential element to define this nation. We can't be explained through Saudis, Marx or Bethlehem. Or through Arabic or Latin or Persian. India is explained by the Ganga, Krishna, Ram and Gandhi. By Kumbh Mela, Sanskrit chanting, lighting of the lamp, Namaste, the Vedas, Guru Nanak's teachings, Guru Gobind Singh's valour, Buddha's global message of peace and compassion and Mahavir's ahimsa. India is deciphered by Dhammapad, the Gita, the Guru Granth Sahib and a divine love that saw the emergence of Radha and Meera. That fired the imaginations of doyens like Tagore and Vivekananda. Together they make a mutually supportive group of Indian streams of faith that welcomed and accommodated without murmur all other ways of worship brought here through various means.
Every single persecuted community in the world found a respectable space here, while they were brutalised, uprooted, converted and 'museum-ised' in other countries. The legacy of tolerance and plurality is the legacy of the Hindus and all those faiths born and flowered here. It made Taj Mahal possible and Jesus adored by a non-Christian majority. You deny them this place of honour, make them shrink in a defensive shell, and you lose India.
For just a comeback to power? And how!
Ram Sethu becomes a target of destruction, Ram is denied, Ram's history linked with the bridge is mocked at, Sita's persona is caricaturized in public, the shrinking Hindu population and their conversion become victory signposts of the secularists, Hindus driven out of Kashmir are deleted from all lists of secular concern, Hindu temples are taken over by the atheist State and their revenue used on non-Hindu areas, while not a single non-Hindu place of worship is taken over or 'managed' on similar grounds by the governors! More than sixty thousand Hindus have been killed by terrorists in various actions during the last three decades, five lakh have been uprooted and turned refugees, but no one shares their grief or respects their courage, but terms them terrorist in a matter of 24 hours, that too relying on media hype and an election platform?
After centuries Hindus got freedom that should have meant a free space for them to flower their culture, language and traditions. After all, the invaders came to attack and loot them and raze their temples. Wasn't it a matter of logical right that they should have been honoured for exemplary resistance and resilience and showing an extraordinary tolerance towards all those communities whose leaders had been in the forefront to deprive them of basic human rights? But instead, the victims were portrayed as aggressors and humiliated for their colour and faith. What has changed since Ghauris and Ghaznavis and the inquisitionist Portuguese left?
They killed us but never portrayed Hindus as terrorists. This secular dispensation is celebrating Diwali with that label gifted to Hindus. It will not remain unanswered. Hindus as a mainline faith never never never believed in any kind of cowardice that's the hallmark of terrorism we see today. Killing innocents, shooting at fellow citizens and the dreaded midnight knocks just for the reason they wear a different faith.
If that was the case, the way Islamists quote from religious scriptures and declare their religious intentions while committing ghastly acts of violence, how much ever disapproved of by their co- religionists living and enjoying democratic freedoms, Hindus too would have shown the same streaks immediately after their women were gang-raped and kids murdered in Kashmir. There was no revenge in the rest of the country. Not a single Hindu soul would ever justify any act of terrorism ever (and please don't refer to exceptions to corner Hindus, see the principal stream). Born reformists, they would revolt if anyone did that.
But I am afraid the secular hate-mongers are pushing Hindus into a difficult corner without a space to be heard. Not a single 'mainline' newspaper publishes their views, though any number of assaults on them are a matter of routine. This is creating a grave situation and it's a warning signal that can be ignored only at the peril of the nation's great legacy of plurality.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation
One Diwali the highly revered monk of Hindus, Swami Jayendra Saraswati, was arrested while performing puja. The secular world celebrated it as a victory of law and constitutional propriety. When nothing was proved, all the chargesheets turned bunkum, the Supreme Court gave a verdict favouring the swami's release on bail, but no one retracted the strong, often abusive words used for the Hindu monk. It was met with silence as if nothing important had happened.
One Krishna Janmashtami night, another ochre-robed reformist monk, Swami Lakshmanananda, was murdered along with an aged Hindu nun, Ma Bhaktimoyee, in his ashram. Secularists tried to direct and guide the entire investigation till the arrested murderers confessed that swami's work among tribals made prosylitisation difficult and hence they took the violent way.
The media linked the violence post-Lakshmanananda's murder to various Hindu organisations and completely ignored the brutal killing of the sanyasi and the lady monk.
This Diwali, Hindus were labelled as 'terrorists'.
There is a university in Delhi which gets a large amount of Saudi grants, and which thought it appropriate to honour a Muslim painter whose nudes of Hindu gods and goddesses and Mother India were opposed by Hindus, with a Doctor of Philosophy degree, honoris causa. The same university's vice chancellor, in a display of public affection for those students arrested for treason by a Congress government, declared that he will fund their 'struggle' as they are his 'children' and they would be considered innocent till proved guilty.
The secular world applauded his decision as bold and highly moral.
A Hindu sadhvi has been arrested for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blasts. But not a single Hindu organisation came out in her support saying she remains a member of the global Hindu fraternity and would be considered innocent till proved guilty and hence shall provide all the financial assistance to her.
I was thinking, suppose I start a 'support Pragya fund' how any Hindu saints and ashrams and mutts and leaders would come out in support? Doesn't she deserve help and support till proved innocent?
Unlike the sweet little students of the university's vice chancellor, who were arrested from the area of the Batla House encounter, Pragya was in Surat, giving a religious discourse when the Malegaon blasts occurred in September. Her bike had been sold years before. No one said the blasts were organised to make Hindu law applicable or turn the nation into a Hindu state. No one had quoted Hindu scriptures to justify what would be termed as a ghastly act, inhuman and un-Hindu.
Yet, there was a virtual celebration in the so-called secular camp, they were over-joyous as if they have reached the moon. Got it, they said, what we were saying for years! The usual suspects were on our TV screens, delightedly giving interviews and the media lapped up crispy descriptions like Hindu terror, Hindu bomb, Saffron terrorism. When they quote the Quran, seculars cry don't label them Islamic terrorists, but Hindus being Hindus must be termed as Hindu terrorists to keep a 'balance'. So those who insult the memory of a martyred police officer show their glee over having succeeded in bringing the term 'Hindu terrorism' in vogue. What greater shield could an Islamic terrorist have wished for!
They were itching for this day and they have got it.
Last year too the 2006 Malegaon blasts were blamed on Hindus. Later the agencies proved they were done by SIMI. This year, Union ministers were demanding the ban on SIMI be lifted in spite of truckloads of evidence of the organisation's involvement in deadly blasts and waging war against the State, the most heinous crime in any part of the world. And the investigations, gathering of proof and the hard, difficult investigation, were done by government agencies.
The same honourable members of the Union cabinet demanded banning Hindu organisations, in spite of having no evidence of their involvement in violent activities or working against the Indian State. Those who ignore the Supreme Court's verdict on a terrorist who was accused waging war against the State, demand that Hindu organisations be banned for their patriotism. Once they drove out the tricolour folks from the Kashmir Valley, now they assassinate their morale in the rest of the country.
For the sake of Muslim vote-bank, SIMI had to be helped and Hindu organisations needed to be shown as being involved in anti-national activities. The balancing had to be achieved, like the U C Banerjee Commission. Much before the honourable commission could start work on Godhra, leaders were declaring during the Bihar election campaign -- many of whom loved to be seen with an Osama look-alike -- that the Godhra train inferno was a creation of Hindus so that they could get a chance to pounce on Muslims.
So much for their secular credentials!
This time, too, they had tremendous amount of pressure to nurse their vote-banks. Elections are right here, campaigning has begun, chances look very bleak seeing the public mood, and voters seem already restless with high prices, growing inflation and an insecure atmosphere. Hence a communal divide would help. If such considerations can be credited as having instigated the 'creation' of a Hindu or 'Saffron' terrorism, would it be a far-fetched conclusion?
The intelligent people who could create a Bhindranwale, to 'defeat' one or the other political opponent, could also be trusted to repeat the feat elsewhere.
So, this time, the police version is not to be distrusted or questioned. The first suspicion about police action is reserved for the Batla House fraternity. Hindu monks do not deserve it.
The term 'Hindu terrorism' looks so attractive to secularists. Proof, evidence, and final acquittal may take year. But the articles, front page edits, condemnations, further isolation, and cornering of the saffron side, would help someone. That's enough for today.
That this way may turn more dangerous tomorrow is not understood by the perpetrators of the secular pogrom of words against the Hindu Right. Every nation has a soul and a colour. India's soul is Hindu civilisation and the colour is saffron. Samuel Huntington described America as a Latin Christian nation, and it doesn't make her any less to give other communities second-class citizenship.
It may be the first time in its four hundred years of democratic history that a Black might be sworn in as President, who would take oath on the Bible. Who would demand that it's an unhealthy tradition, as non-Christians also built America? Traditions, colours and the inner core are always sacred and nations preserve them at all costs. If the same elements are humiliated and turned into icons of shame, nothing remains except a dead, meaningless smoke of rootless words.
India's Hinduness is that essential element to define this nation. We can't be explained through Saudis, Marx or Bethlehem. Or through Arabic or Latin or Persian. India is explained by the Ganga, Krishna, Ram and Gandhi. By Kumbh Mela, Sanskrit chanting, lighting of the lamp, Namaste, the Vedas, Guru Nanak's teachings, Guru Gobind Singh's valour, Buddha's global message of peace and compassion and Mahavir's ahimsa. India is deciphered by Dhammapad, the Gita, the Guru Granth Sahib and a divine love that saw the emergence of Radha and Meera. That fired the imaginations of doyens like Tagore and Vivekananda. Together they make a mutually supportive group of Indian streams of faith that welcomed and accommodated without murmur all other ways of worship brought here through various means.
Every single persecuted community in the world found a respectable space here, while they were brutalised, uprooted, converted and 'museum-ised' in other countries. The legacy of tolerance and plurality is the legacy of the Hindus and all those faiths born and flowered here. It made Taj Mahal possible and Jesus adored by a non-Christian majority. You deny them this place of honour, make them shrink in a defensive shell, and you lose India.
For just a comeback to power? And how!
Ram Sethu becomes a target of destruction, Ram is denied, Ram's history linked with the bridge is mocked at, Sita's persona is caricaturized in public, the shrinking Hindu population and their conversion become victory signposts of the secularists, Hindus driven out of Kashmir are deleted from all lists of secular concern, Hindu temples are taken over by the atheist State and their revenue used on non-Hindu areas, while not a single non-Hindu place of worship is taken over or 'managed' on similar grounds by the governors! More than sixty thousand Hindus have been killed by terrorists in various actions during the last three decades, five lakh have been uprooted and turned refugees, but no one shares their grief or respects their courage, but terms them terrorist in a matter of 24 hours, that too relying on media hype and an election platform?
After centuries Hindus got freedom that should have meant a free space for them to flower their culture, language and traditions. After all, the invaders came to attack and loot them and raze their temples. Wasn't it a matter of logical right that they should have been honoured for exemplary resistance and resilience and showing an extraordinary tolerance towards all those communities whose leaders had been in the forefront to deprive them of basic human rights? But instead, the victims were portrayed as aggressors and humiliated for their colour and faith. What has changed since Ghauris and Ghaznavis and the inquisitionist Portuguese left?
They killed us but never portrayed Hindus as terrorists. This secular dispensation is celebrating Diwali with that label gifted to Hindus. It will not remain unanswered. Hindus as a mainline faith never never never believed in any kind of cowardice that's the hallmark of terrorism we see today. Killing innocents, shooting at fellow citizens and the dreaded midnight knocks just for the reason they wear a different faith.
If that was the case, the way Islamists quote from religious scriptures and declare their religious intentions while committing ghastly acts of violence, how much ever disapproved of by their co- religionists living and enjoying democratic freedoms, Hindus too would have shown the same streaks immediately after their women were gang-raped and kids murdered in Kashmir. There was no revenge in the rest of the country. Not a single Hindu soul would ever justify any act of terrorism ever (and please don't refer to exceptions to corner Hindus, see the principal stream). Born reformists, they would revolt if anyone did that.
But I am afraid the secular hate-mongers are pushing Hindus into a difficult corner without a space to be heard. Not a single 'mainline' newspaper publishes their views, though any number of assaults on them are a matter of routine. This is creating a grave situation and it's a warning signal that can be ignored only at the peril of the nation's great legacy of plurality.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Book Swamiji’s killers as soon as possible, RSS tells Orissa Govt
Bhubaneswar: (Visakeo),22/10The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday asked the Orissa Government to nab the killers of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati as soon as possible and stop illegal arrest of Hindu tribals in Kandhamal. RSS national joint general secretary, Madandasji said that the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal has passed resolution on Kandhamal crisis at the recently concluded meeting in Visakhapatnam.
“Steps should be taken to book the culprits and conspirators, repressive measures employed by the police should be stopped and those arrested on flimsy and false charges must be released,” the RSS leader said quoting the resolution while speaking at a Press Conference here. He further said that the right to land ownership of the kandha tribe must be protected by appropriate laws. The amendment of 2002 to the Presidential Order on ST, which included Kui as tribe wrongly, be withdrawn since Kui is only a language spoken by the people of Kandhamal, he said adding a Central Legislation to ban religious conversion. Asked about the nun rape issue, Madandasji ridiculed the claim of the Christians and termed it as a conspiracy to divert attention from the main issue. “You could imagine from the reports of the State Forensic Science Laboratory,” the Sangh leader said. Apart from Kandhamal issue, the ABKM passed three other resolutions – on Islamic terrorism, on Bangladeshi infiltration in Assam and on the Amarnath Yatra Sangharsha Samiti. The RSS leader came down on those who questioned the September 19 police encounter in Delhi’s Batla House, calling the doubts raised “an act of treason.” The resolution on Bangladeshi infiltration in Assam condemned the recent violence and burning of villages of people of Assamese origin by “the organised gang of Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators.” Another resolution complimented the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti on the success of its agitation to restore to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board land allotment and management rights. He also rejected the allegation made by Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the Kandhamal violence.
“We have rejected the statements of Chief Minister, which saying VHP and Bajarang activists are creating communal tension in Kandhamal and these two outfit as fundamentalists he said while responding to reporters. The RSS functionary denied that the Bajrang Dal had spearheaded the violence in Orissa and Karnataka, and described the demand for a ban on the organization as political vendetta. “No Hindu group can sponsor or participate in terror,” he said. The Chief Minister had said that the Government arrested few leaders of Saffron outfits in connection with the communal clash. He later told to a private TV channel that both VHP and Bajarang Dal as fundamentalists outfits. Madandasji along with Sarasanghachalak KS Sudarshan earlier met Swami Jeevan Chaitanya here at PMG Square, where the seer is had sat on hunger strike demanding arrest of killers. “The Government is under pressure from Centre as it has already warned to impose article 356, so it is taking escape route and blaming others,” he pointed out. “We have condemned the failure of the State Government,” he said. The Pranta Karyabaha Gopal Prasad Mohapatra and Akhila Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Baidya were present at the press conference here with Sri Madan Das Devi.
“Steps should be taken to book the culprits and conspirators, repressive measures employed by the police should be stopped and those arrested on flimsy and false charges must be released,” the RSS leader said quoting the resolution while speaking at a Press Conference here. He further said that the right to land ownership of the kandha tribe must be protected by appropriate laws. The amendment of 2002 to the Presidential Order on ST, which included Kui as tribe wrongly, be withdrawn since Kui is only a language spoken by the people of Kandhamal, he said adding a Central Legislation to ban religious conversion. Asked about the nun rape issue, Madandasji ridiculed the claim of the Christians and termed it as a conspiracy to divert attention from the main issue. “You could imagine from the reports of the State Forensic Science Laboratory,” the Sangh leader said. Apart from Kandhamal issue, the ABKM passed three other resolutions – on Islamic terrorism, on Bangladeshi infiltration in Assam and on the Amarnath Yatra Sangharsha Samiti. The RSS leader came down on those who questioned the September 19 police encounter in Delhi’s Batla House, calling the doubts raised “an act of treason.” The resolution on Bangladeshi infiltration in Assam condemned the recent violence and burning of villages of people of Assamese origin by “the organised gang of Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators.” Another resolution complimented the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti on the success of its agitation to restore to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board land allotment and management rights. He also rejected the allegation made by Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the Kandhamal violence.
“We have rejected the statements of Chief Minister, which saying VHP and Bajarang activists are creating communal tension in Kandhamal and these two outfit as fundamentalists he said while responding to reporters. The RSS functionary denied that the Bajrang Dal had spearheaded the violence in Orissa and Karnataka, and described the demand for a ban on the organization as political vendetta. “No Hindu group can sponsor or participate in terror,” he said. The Chief Minister had said that the Government arrested few leaders of Saffron outfits in connection with the communal clash. He later told to a private TV channel that both VHP and Bajarang Dal as fundamentalists outfits. Madandasji along with Sarasanghachalak KS Sudarshan earlier met Swami Jeevan Chaitanya here at PMG Square, where the seer is had sat on hunger strike demanding arrest of killers. “The Government is under pressure from Centre as it has already warned to impose article 356, so it is taking escape route and blaming others,” he pointed out. “We have condemned the failure of the State Government,” he said. The Pranta Karyabaha Gopal Prasad Mohapatra and Akhila Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Baidya were present at the press conference here with Sri Madan Das Devi.
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya quits hunger strike
Bhubaneswar, 22/10/08 (VISAKEO): On the request of Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Puri Govardhan Pitha Swami Nischalananda Saraswati, Swami Jeevan Chaitanya of Kendriya Marga Darshak Mandali Sadasya of VHP has quit the hunger strike that he had sat on three days before in dharna. He joined the strike to get the justice from the government regarding the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal on 23rd August night. He had announced to carry the hunger strike on till the justice is done with late Swamiji. He had demanded for the arrest of the chief conspirators behind Swamiji’s slain. But Swami Nischalananda Saraswati had convinced him to quit the strike as the present time never allows sacrificing himself and we have already lost a saint.
The Sara Sangh Chalak (All India President) of RSS Sri K.S. Sudarshan had reuested him to withdraw the strike saying to go long run and battle for the rights and justice of the common innocent people in the village. He broke Swami’s strike offering fruit juice and consolation not to sacrifice his life at this moment as there is along way to go. Along with Sri Sudarshanji, the Sahasar Karyabaha (the Joint Secretary) of RSS Madan Das Devi, Akhila Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Baidya, Khetra Pracharak Sunil Pada Goswami, Sahakhetra Pracharak Ajit Mohapatra, Pranta Pracharak Jagdeesh Khadanga, Pranta Karyabaha Gopal Mohapatra and many well-designated persons were present and requested Swami Jeevan Chaitanya to quit from his hunger strike.
The Sara Sangh Chalak (All India President) of RSS Sri K.S. Sudarshan had reuested him to withdraw the strike saying to go long run and battle for the rights and justice of the common innocent people in the village. He broke Swami’s strike offering fruit juice and consolation not to sacrifice his life at this moment as there is along way to go. Along with Sri Sudarshanji, the Sahasar Karyabaha (the Joint Secretary) of RSS Madan Das Devi, Akhila Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan Baidya, Khetra Pracharak Sunil Pada Goswami, Sahakhetra Pracharak Ajit Mohapatra, Pranta Pracharak Jagdeesh Khadanga, Pranta Karyabaha Gopal Mohapatra and many well-designated persons were present and requested Swami Jeevan Chaitanya to quit from his hunger strike.
Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti warns to fuel the revolution in the rural belt
Bhubaneswar, 22/10/08 (VISAKEO): On an end of the day of mass dharna by Swami Laxmanananda Shradhanjali Samiti, it has warned to the State government to fuel and gear up the revolution in the rural belt of the Sate if their demands for arresting the real killers and conspirators behind the slain Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, is not executed by the administration. As per the declaration, on behalf of Swami laxmanananda Shradhanjali samiti many a supporters of Swamiji had joined and staged dharna in the State capital from 12th of this month.
VHP leader Sarat Kumar Pradhan, state coordinator of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch Sri Annada Shankar Panigrahi, state vice chairperson of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Akshaya Kumar Pattnaik, state secretary of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Basudev Barik, MLA Sadashiv Mishra, Sailendra Tripathy, Pratap Sadangi, state general secretary of VHP Sri Gouri Prasad Rath and more than 800 people have joined the mass dharna today. All have vowed to execute Swamiji’s dream and aspiration make true and demanded an immediate arrest for the chief conspirators of Swamiji’s murder who have been exposed but far off the police’s reach. They also have appealed the government to withdraw the provided CRPF men from Kandhamal by which the Hindu people are under turmoil, to release the innocent people who have been arrested by the police, to arrest the church heads and Fathers who deliberately bringing nightmare to our society. The Samiti has thanked to all the participants of different corner of the State. The revolution may be turned into horrible and the supporters will stage and agitate in the villages of the State said the members of the Samiti.
VHP leader Sarat Kumar Pradhan, state coordinator of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch Sri Annada Shankar Panigrahi, state vice chairperson of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Akshaya Kumar Pattnaik, state secretary of Hindu Jagaran Samukhya Basudev Barik, MLA Sadashiv Mishra, Sailendra Tripathy, Pratap Sadangi, state general secretary of VHP Sri Gouri Prasad Rath and more than 800 people have joined the mass dharna today. All have vowed to execute Swamiji’s dream and aspiration make true and demanded an immediate arrest for the chief conspirators of Swamiji’s murder who have been exposed but far off the police’s reach. They also have appealed the government to withdraw the provided CRPF men from Kandhamal by which the Hindu people are under turmoil, to release the innocent people who have been arrested by the police, to arrest the church heads and Fathers who deliberately bringing nightmare to our society. The Samiti has thanked to all the participants of different corner of the State. The revolution may be turned into horrible and the supporters will stage and agitate in the villages of the State said the members of the Samiti.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Congress plotted the communal violence in the name of secularism: RSS
Bhubaneswar, 21/10/08 (VISAKEO): Under the secular image, the Congress party is playing the game and pushing the countrymen into darkness and it is the hobby of the Congress to create communal violence in the name of secularism, said the RSS Pranta Prachar Pramukh Simanchal Khatua in a press meet. Opposing to the statement by the Union Minister Ajay Makhan, Sri Khatua said, the accusation drawn by the honorable Minister on Sangh Parivar is completely baseless as it works under the patriotic guidelines and what is Sangh Parivar, everybody knows it. It is the Congress that provides all its political and financial assistance to the Christians and creating communal violence in India. What happened in Kandhamal and most part of the country like Karnataka and Kerala that the UPA government declared the communal violence and flattering and showing its concerns to the Christian people and their loses, the Congress is politicizing and playing the game in the name of secularism, he said.
After the assassination of Swamiji, the state was burst into communal violence, but nobody reports the exact fact rather highlighting the condition of Christianity. Reacting to the violence the Union Minister had stated that RSS and Hindu Organizations are creating such differences so that the communal violence is taking place. But Sri Khatua has made the Congress responsible for the communal riot. The chief conspirator behind the slain of Swamiji, Ex Rajya Sabha MP Radhakanta Nayak is out of police’s reach. He belongs to the Congress Party. Plotting a murder of Swamiji, he is condemning the Hindu Organisation at New Delhi and along with another aid Dr. John Dayal he is designing his plan to be executed swiftly so that the whole Hindu community to be blamed and lowered down. The Uninion Ministers are visiting the Christian people coming to the riot hit district Kandhamal where the Hindu families are worst affected than the Christian converts, that clearly shows their partial motive and expedite the violence more. On the other hand under the central government pressure, the State government is arresting the innocent Hindu people in the name of law and order. Condemning the congress he has suggested stopping doing such kind of politics like communal violence and never playing with the sensitive issue like conversion and re-conversion rather to probe the truth that the chronic conflict between Hindu Scheduled tribes and Christian converts Scheduled castes that was named as communal violence after Swamiji’s slain.
After the assassination of Swamiji, the state was burst into communal violence, but nobody reports the exact fact rather highlighting the condition of Christianity. Reacting to the violence the Union Minister had stated that RSS and Hindu Organizations are creating such differences so that the communal violence is taking place. But Sri Khatua has made the Congress responsible for the communal riot. The chief conspirator behind the slain of Swamiji, Ex Rajya Sabha MP Radhakanta Nayak is out of police’s reach. He belongs to the Congress Party. Plotting a murder of Swamiji, he is condemning the Hindu Organisation at New Delhi and along with another aid Dr. John Dayal he is designing his plan to be executed swiftly so that the whole Hindu community to be blamed and lowered down. The Uninion Ministers are visiting the Christian people coming to the riot hit district Kandhamal where the Hindu families are worst affected than the Christian converts, that clearly shows their partial motive and expedite the violence more. On the other hand under the central government pressure, the State government is arresting the innocent Hindu people in the name of law and order. Condemning the congress he has suggested stopping doing such kind of politics like communal violence and never playing with the sensitive issue like conversion and re-conversion rather to probe the truth that the chronic conflict between Hindu Scheduled tribes and Christian converts Scheduled castes that was named as communal violence after Swamiji’s slain.
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya enters on his second day of the strike
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya enters on his second day of the strike
Bhubaneswar, 21/10/08 (VISAKEO): Swami Jeevan Chaitanya of Santh Samaj has entered on the second day of his dharna at PMG Square of the State capital till for the justice of the adorable saint Laxamananda Saraswati who had been brutally assassinated by the Christian people at Jaleshpata in Kandhamal. He has on the strike on two days before as he had pre-announced to carry this process on till the justice.
After the canonization of the IG Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are out of reach of the police department who had planned and aided the local Maoists to eliminate the saint from their mission. The masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath allegedly involved in the heinous plan and design who are moving dauntlessly and collecting Christian support from the countrymen and the Christian world, he said to the VISAKEO journalist. He stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. However, the police officer never mentioned the name of that particular community if his investigation is concluded. Condemning the administration, he said, despite the plea on behalf of the Hindu Organization, the slain saint was not given any police protection after an attack on him in the previous year. And consequently, he was victimized by the conspiracy made by these three masterminds. We have enough evidence against them but no action is made till the date. He is supposed to sit in the strike till an indefinite period, as the government was failure to find out and arrest those culprits within 24 hours of his announcement regarding the strike.
Bhubaneswar, 21/10/08 (VISAKEO): Swami Jeevan Chaitanya of Santh Samaj has entered on the second day of his dharna at PMG Square of the State capital till for the justice of the adorable saint Laxamananda Saraswati who had been brutally assassinated by the Christian people at Jaleshpata in Kandhamal. He has on the strike on two days before as he had pre-announced to carry this process on till the justice.
After the canonization of the IG Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are out of reach of the police department who had planned and aided the local Maoists to eliminate the saint from their mission. The masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath allegedly involved in the heinous plan and design who are moving dauntlessly and collecting Christian support from the countrymen and the Christian world, he said to the VISAKEO journalist. He stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. However, the police officer never mentioned the name of that particular community if his investigation is concluded. Condemning the administration, he said, despite the plea on behalf of the Hindu Organization, the slain saint was not given any police protection after an attack on him in the previous year. And consequently, he was victimized by the conspiracy made by these three masterminds. We have enough evidence against them but no action is made till the date. He is supposed to sit in the strike till an indefinite period, as the government was failure to find out and arrest those culprits within 24 hours of his announcement regarding the strike.
Rastra Sevika Samiti presses for arrest of the Nun and masterminds behind Swamiji’s murder
Bhubaneswar, 21/10/08 (VISAKEO): After the slain of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Orissa is burning under communal riot and till now the masterminds and the Nun are out of reach of the police department. Under such chaos and skepticism, the government is talking about the security of Christianity and torturing the innocent Hindu people in Kandhamal in the name of secularism. Focusing these issues the Rastra Sevika Samiti has staged a mass dharna along with Durgabahini, Matrushakti, Sikshabikash Samiti, Jagrata Lekhika Mandal in the state capital today.
The main victim Nun named Meena Lalita Barua who is allegedly gang raped in the communal riot after an assassination of Swamiji, must be arrested at first who is howling the entire atmosphere with her false claim playing hide and seek game with the government by which Orissa is under condemnation. Stating to the media reports on the falsehood of her rape claim, the Zonal organizing secretary Susri Suchitra Mohapatra of the Rastra Sevika Samiti said that the Forensic Laboratory of Bhubaneswar has falsified the claim of rape of that Nun as there is not a single sign or material on her cloth she had put on the day she was allegedly raped. She said that again the history is going to be repeated of the false story of Nun’s rape, the claim had been proved false in LangalKatta Church near Baripada in the year 1999. It is a national shame that the Christian converts are lowering down the clear image of Orissa for the sake of a borrowed religion by allurement. She has appealed to the State government to arrest Nun soon to reach out the real matter behind the slain and the communal violence. The alleged victim should be arrested for the false claim against the Hindu people for which the whole community was condemned at the door of the Universe, she said. Though, it is the 60 days that have been passed of Swamiji’s slain along with his four associates who had dedicated their lives to the service of mankind and society, yet, no arrests is executed on the real culprits who are under the umbrella of government kindness, it is matter of shame for them who committed such crimes and lowering our State’s status abroad, she further added. At the dharna, hundreds of women from different groups have joined under the leadership Susri Suchitra Mohapatra. Smt. Sanjukta Panda, Bishnupriya Mishra, Latika Padhi of Matrushakti; Dr. Indulata Dash of Jagrata Lekhika Mandal, and Banalata Dash of Sikhshabit Samiti have participated and joined the rally in the capital.
The main victim Nun named Meena Lalita Barua who is allegedly gang raped in the communal riot after an assassination of Swamiji, must be arrested at first who is howling the entire atmosphere with her false claim playing hide and seek game with the government by which Orissa is under condemnation. Stating to the media reports on the falsehood of her rape claim, the Zonal organizing secretary Susri Suchitra Mohapatra of the Rastra Sevika Samiti said that the Forensic Laboratory of Bhubaneswar has falsified the claim of rape of that Nun as there is not a single sign or material on her cloth she had put on the day she was allegedly raped. She said that again the history is going to be repeated of the false story of Nun’s rape, the claim had been proved false in LangalKatta Church near Baripada in the year 1999. It is a national shame that the Christian converts are lowering down the clear image of Orissa for the sake of a borrowed religion by allurement. She has appealed to the State government to arrest Nun soon to reach out the real matter behind the slain and the communal violence. The alleged victim should be arrested for the false claim against the Hindu people for which the whole community was condemned at the door of the Universe, she said. Though, it is the 60 days that have been passed of Swamiji’s slain along with his four associates who had dedicated their lives to the service of mankind and society, yet, no arrests is executed on the real culprits who are under the umbrella of government kindness, it is matter of shame for them who committed such crimes and lowering our State’s status abroad, she further added. At the dharna, hundreds of women from different groups have joined under the leadership Susri Suchitra Mohapatra. Smt. Sanjukta Panda, Bishnupriya Mishra, Latika Padhi of Matrushakti; Dr. Indulata Dash of Jagrata Lekhika Mandal, and Banalata Dash of Sikhshabit Samiti have participated and joined the rally in the capital.
Monday, October 20, 2008
State women commissioner assures the women victim in Kandhamal for the right moves
Bhubaneswar, 20/10/08 (VISAKEO): Against the torture of the CRPF personals in Kandhamal, the Hindu women have complained the State Women Commissioner authority Smt. Namita Panda regarding the trauma and torturous life they are living under and the government personals are designing an entire scene as if the government provided CRPF people are protecting the residents of Kandhamal.
By the help of Banabasi Kalyan Ashram the tribal Hindu women were able to come to the State capital and to deposit a written application to Smt. Namita Panda of how the poor Hindu tribal are being tortured under the security of CRPF. They said that the militants were entering to their houses forcibly and trying to assault the women and virgins even they are looting their domestic animals. An entire Kandhamal is just like a hell for them and they are being suppressed with the right treatment with the Christian people in the government camp. The government militants forcefully arresting the Hindu people who are innocent and charging them as the rioters for which they are losing their source of capital and have to remain on fast at times. They are bound to hide in the forest for the self-defense, they added. A group comprises six women such as Pramila Pradhan, Chumila Malik, Bimala Malik, Pushpalata Pradhan, Binita Pradhan, and Prashanti Pradhan, after meeting Smt. Panda have appealed for her kind assistance for their safety and security. The State Women Commissioner authority Smt. Panda has assured them to investigate and make the right move and to submit the final report to the district collector soon to provide them the aid on behalf of the administration.
By the help of Banabasi Kalyan Ashram the tribal Hindu women were able to come to the State capital and to deposit a written application to Smt. Namita Panda of how the poor Hindu tribal are being tortured under the security of CRPF. They said that the militants were entering to their houses forcibly and trying to assault the women and virgins even they are looting their domestic animals. An entire Kandhamal is just like a hell for them and they are being suppressed with the right treatment with the Christian people in the government camp. The government militants forcefully arresting the Hindu people who are innocent and charging them as the rioters for which they are losing their source of capital and have to remain on fast at times. They are bound to hide in the forest for the self-defense, they added. A group comprises six women such as Pramila Pradhan, Chumila Malik, Bimala Malik, Pushpalata Pradhan, Binita Pradhan, and Prashanti Pradhan, after meeting Smt. Panda have appealed for her kind assistance for their safety and security. The State Women Commissioner authority Smt. Panda has assured them to investigate and make the right move and to submit the final report to the district collector soon to provide them the aid on behalf of the administration.
Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shrdhanjali Samiti demands for an immediate arrest of the masterminds
Bhubaneswar, 20/10/08 (VISAKEO): After the canonization of the police Inspector General (IG) Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are moving fearlessly and no arrest warrants are still against those main three masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath, said swami Bhagwan Das Maharaj at mass dhrana in the State capital today.
On the ninth day of the mass rally organized by Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti, he stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. Condemning the administration, he said, the government provided militants are not arresting any Christian people rather they have started the series of torture on the innocent Hindu people so that they are bound to flee to the dense jungle to take shelter. The riot has not left the students as the educational institutions are closed down and meant for the public service in the communal violence. The poor Hindu women are the worst victims in Kandhamal by the CRPF men. On behalf of the Organization pointing out the main culprits, and the government, he demanded to arrest those masterminds behind the brutal slain of Swamiji, as soon as possible, to release the innocent Hindu people from the chaotic environment by the Christian people as well as by the police, to reopen the school and colleges and to save the women community from the torture of the CRPF people. The stir may move to wide range of coverage in the coming days if these demands are not fulfilled, he warned. Mahanta Chintamani Parvat Maharaj, Krupananda Puriji Maharaj, Rupsa Math; Kalpataru Ashram’s Mahanta Bipin Das Maharaj, Puri Katki Math’s Mahanta Bijoy Ramanuj Das Maharaj, VHP state general secretary Gouri Prasad Rath, Dharmacharya Sampark Pramukh Dharani Mishra, VHP state organizing secretary Tanmaya Mohapatra have joined the strike along with him.
On the ninth day of the mass rally organized by Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti, he stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. Condemning the administration, he said, the government provided militants are not arresting any Christian people rather they have started the series of torture on the innocent Hindu people so that they are bound to flee to the dense jungle to take shelter. The riot has not left the students as the educational institutions are closed down and meant for the public service in the communal violence. The poor Hindu women are the worst victims in Kandhamal by the CRPF men. On behalf of the Organization pointing out the main culprits, and the government, he demanded to arrest those masterminds behind the brutal slain of Swamiji, as soon as possible, to release the innocent Hindu people from the chaotic environment by the Christian people as well as by the police, to reopen the school and colleges and to save the women community from the torture of the CRPF people. The stir may move to wide range of coverage in the coming days if these demands are not fulfilled, he warned. Mahanta Chintamani Parvat Maharaj, Krupananda Puriji Maharaj, Rupsa Math; Kalpataru Ashram’s Mahanta Bipin Das Maharaj, Puri Katki Math’s Mahanta Bijoy Ramanuj Das Maharaj, VHP state general secretary Gouri Prasad Rath, Dharmacharya Sampark Pramukh Dharani Mishra, VHP state organizing secretary Tanmaya Mohapatra have joined the strike along with him.
Arrest that Nun and the masterminds: Rastrasevika Samiti
Bhubaneswar, 20/10/08 (VISAKEO): After the slain of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Orissa is burning under communal riot and till now the masterminds and the Nun are out of reach of the police department. Under such chaos and skepticism, the government is talking about the security of Christianity and torturing the innocent Hindu people in Kandhamal in the name of secularism. Focusing these issues the Rastrasevika Samiti has declared in a press release to demonstrate a mass dharna in the state capital on Tuesday.
The main victim Nun named Meena Lalita Barua who is allegedly gang raped in the communal riot after an assassination of Swamiji, must be arrested at first who howling the entire atmosphere with her false claim being hidden by which Orissa is under condemnation. Stating to the media reports on the falsehood of her rape claim, the Zonal organizing secretary Susri Suchitra Mohapatra of the Rastrasevika Samiti said that the Forensic Laboratory of Bhubaneswar has falsified the claim of rape of that Nun as there is not a single sign or material on her cloth she had put on the day she was allegedly raped. She said that again the history is going to be repeated of the false story of Nun’s rape, the claim had been proved false in LangalKatta Church near Baripada in the tear 1999. It is a national shame that the Christian converts are lowering down the clear image of Orissa for the sake of a borrowed religion by allurement. She has appealed to the State government to arrest Nun soon to reach out the real matter behind the slain and the communal violence. The alleged victim should be arrested for the false claim against the Hindu people for which the whole community was condemned at the door of the Universe, she said in the press release today.
The main victim Nun named Meena Lalita Barua who is allegedly gang raped in the communal riot after an assassination of Swamiji, must be arrested at first who howling the entire atmosphere with her false claim being hidden by which Orissa is under condemnation. Stating to the media reports on the falsehood of her rape claim, the Zonal organizing secretary Susri Suchitra Mohapatra of the Rastrasevika Samiti said that the Forensic Laboratory of Bhubaneswar has falsified the claim of rape of that Nun as there is not a single sign or material on her cloth she had put on the day she was allegedly raped. She said that again the history is going to be repeated of the false story of Nun’s rape, the claim had been proved false in LangalKatta Church near Baripada in the tear 1999. It is a national shame that the Christian converts are lowering down the clear image of Orissa for the sake of a borrowed religion by allurement. She has appealed to the State government to arrest Nun soon to reach out the real matter behind the slain and the communal violence. The alleged victim should be arrested for the false claim against the Hindu people for which the whole community was condemned at the door of the Universe, she said in the press release today.
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya joins strike
Bhubaneswar, 20/10/08 (VISAKEO): As per the pre-announcement of Swami Jeevan Chaitanya of Santh Samaj at a press meet recently held on two day before, he has joined the strike at PMG Square of the State capital today till for the justice of the adorable saint Laxamananda Saraswati who had been brutally assassinated by the Christian people at Jaleshpata in Kandhamal.
After the canonization of the IG Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are out of reach of the police department who had planned and aided the local Maoists to eliminate the saint from their mission. The masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath allegedly involved in the heinous plan and design who are moving dauntlessly and collecting Christian support from the countrymen and the Christian world, he said to the VISAKEO journalist. He stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. However, the police officer never mentioned the name of that particular community if his investigation is concluded. Condemning the administration, he said, despite the plea on behalf of the Hindu Organization, the slain saint was not given any police protection after an attack on him in the previous year. And consequently, he was victimized by the conspiracy made by these three masterminds. We have enough evidence against them but no action is made till the date. He is supposed to sit in the strike till an indefinite period, as the government was failure to find out and arrest those culprits within 24 hours of his announcement regarding the strike
After the canonization of the IG Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are out of reach of the police department who had planned and aided the local Maoists to eliminate the saint from their mission. The masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath allegedly involved in the heinous plan and design who are moving dauntlessly and collecting Christian support from the countrymen and the Christian world, he said to the VISAKEO journalist. He stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. However, the police officer never mentioned the name of that particular community if his investigation is concluded. Condemning the administration, he said, despite the plea on behalf of the Hindu Organization, the slain saint was not given any police protection after an attack on him in the previous year. And consequently, he was victimized by the conspiracy made by these three masterminds. We have enough evidence against them but no action is made till the date. He is supposed to sit in the strike till an indefinite period, as the government was failure to find out and arrest those culprits within 24 hours of his announcement regarding the strike
End harassment of Kandhas: Ashram
BHUBANESWAR: (Visakeo)Alleging that security forces have unleashed a reign of terror in Kandhamal district, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, a Sangh Parivar outfit working for the welfare of the tribals, today urged the State Government to stop mid-night arrest of innocent people.
While male members of many ‘Kandha’ households in the district have fled to forests fearing arrests, security personnel are conducting midnight raids without the presence of lady police and misbehaving with women members, general secretary of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA) Laxmikanta Dash told mediapersons here.
A mother of two children, Pulima Mallick of Pajaimaha village under Raikia police station, said her husband is living in jungles for over a month fearing arrest, though not a single house of ‘Pana’ Christians in her village was damaged.
With tears, Pramila Pradhan, widow of a policeman, narrated how her mentally retarded son was brutally assaulted by the security forces although he is totally innocent.
Pramila belongs to Sisapanga village under Raikia police limits.
‘‘We are living in constant fear and unable to sleep at night fearing police raid,’’ they said. Sound of a vehicle scared the villagers and people started running to jungles apprehending arrest.
Citing several instances, Dash alleged that tribal women were molested by CRPF personnel.
While police refused to register complaints of tribal women, the complainants were threatened with arrest if they pursue to lodge FIRs. Police are arresting ‘Kandhas’ on the basis of information provided by ‘Pana’ Christians. Most of the time, Christians are accompanying them in police uniform and voters’ list has formed the basis of arrest, Dash alleged.
On October 3, police raided several houses in Beheragoan and tortured women. Two minor girls of Gaonala village of Gagaguda gram panchayat under Udaygiri police limits were picked up after their mother was mercilessly beaten up. Father of the two girls has fled the village, Dash said.
The two girls were kept in the CRPF custody that night and forwarded to court the next day.
The villagers’ demand for medical examination of the two girls were ignored.
Although several women in various parts of the district were treated very shabbily by the security forces, they are not coming out with details out of shame and fear, he added.
Dash today submitted a memorandum to the State Human Rights Commission alleging violation of human rights of innocent tribals in Kandhamal district.
While male members of many ‘Kandha’ households in the district have fled to forests fearing arrests, security personnel are conducting midnight raids without the presence of lady police and misbehaving with women members, general secretary of Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram (VKA) Laxmikanta Dash told mediapersons here.
A mother of two children, Pulima Mallick of Pajaimaha village under Raikia police station, said her husband is living in jungles for over a month fearing arrest, though not a single house of ‘Pana’ Christians in her village was damaged.
With tears, Pramila Pradhan, widow of a policeman, narrated how her mentally retarded son was brutally assaulted by the security forces although he is totally innocent.
Pramila belongs to Sisapanga village under Raikia police limits.
‘‘We are living in constant fear and unable to sleep at night fearing police raid,’’ they said. Sound of a vehicle scared the villagers and people started running to jungles apprehending arrest.
Citing several instances, Dash alleged that tribal women were molested by CRPF personnel.
While police refused to register complaints of tribal women, the complainants were threatened with arrest if they pursue to lodge FIRs. Police are arresting ‘Kandhas’ on the basis of information provided by ‘Pana’ Christians. Most of the time, Christians are accompanying them in police uniform and voters’ list has formed the basis of arrest, Dash alleged.
On October 3, police raided several houses in Beheragoan and tortured women. Two minor girls of Gaonala village of Gagaguda gram panchayat under Udaygiri police limits were picked up after their mother was mercilessly beaten up. Father of the two girls has fled the village, Dash said.
The two girls were kept in the CRPF custody that night and forwarded to court the next day.
The villagers’ demand for medical examination of the two girls were ignored.
Although several women in various parts of the district were treated very shabbily by the security forces, they are not coming out with details out of shame and fear, he added.
Dash today submitted a memorandum to the State Human Rights Commission alleging violation of human rights of innocent tribals in Kandhamal district.
Hindu seers demand security for Orissa temples
JAGATSINPUR(visakeo)A group of Hindu seers has demanded increased security at temples and for priests in Orissa as they fear more attacks against the community, especially after the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader that led to widespread communal violence in the state. A Christian group, meanwhile, pointed out that the communal violence had been aimed against Christians and not against Hindus.
"Swami Laxamananda Saraswati (of the VHP) and four of his aides were killed by unidentified gunmen on Aug 23. All the people involved in the murder have not yet been arrested. They may carry out attacks on other Hindu religious places and priests," Swami Arupananda, president of the Nikhil Utkal Math-Mandiradhish Sevasangha, said here, around 120 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
"But no one has yet shown sympathy to Hindus especially tribal, their temples and their places of worships. No security is provided to the over 40,000 temples across the state and its priests and saints. The state government should take steps to protect them," he said Sunday, adding that Hindu seers felt threatened after the killing of Saraswati.
Kandhamal district, some 200 km from here, has been witnessing communal violence after the killing of Saraswati and four others by unidentified gunmen at his Jalespata Ashram.
Maoist rebels have claimed responsibility for the murder, but some Hindu groups held Christians responsible for it, despite repeated denials by Christian organisations. At least 36 people have been killed in the violence and thousands of Christians have been rendered homeless.
More than 20,000 people, most of them Christians, have taken shelter in private and government relief camps after their houses were torched by rampaging Hindu mobs. Thousands of Hindu tribals have, meanwhile, taken shelter in forests fearing arrest.
There has been no report of any Hindu place of worship or any priest being attacked during the violence.
Sajan K George, president of the Global council of Indian Christians (GCIC), pointed out that most of the victims in Kandhamal are Christians. “There seems to be a larger conspiracy behind the attack on Christians and that needs to be investigated,” he said.
“All Christian organisations have condemned the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati but we are totally dismayed at the ongoing attacks on Christians, their houses and institutions that continue unabated in Orissa and other parts of the country,” George told IANS.
The police in Kandhamal said that on Saturday night, a Hindu man was critically injured after some miscreants fired at him in a remote village under Katingia police station. The houses of a Hindu and a Christian were torched in G. Udayagiri area the same night, police said.
Officials said curfew has been lifted since Friday night in many part of the district as normalcy is gradually returning to the region.
"Swami Laxamananda Saraswati (of the VHP) and four of his aides were killed by unidentified gunmen on Aug 23. All the people involved in the murder have not yet been arrested. They may carry out attacks on other Hindu religious places and priests," Swami Arupananda, president of the Nikhil Utkal Math-Mandiradhish Sevasangha, said here, around 120 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.
"But no one has yet shown sympathy to Hindus especially tribal, their temples and their places of worships. No security is provided to the over 40,000 temples across the state and its priests and saints. The state government should take steps to protect them," he said Sunday, adding that Hindu seers felt threatened after the killing of Saraswati.
Kandhamal district, some 200 km from here, has been witnessing communal violence after the killing of Saraswati and four others by unidentified gunmen at his Jalespata Ashram.
Maoist rebels have claimed responsibility for the murder, but some Hindu groups held Christians responsible for it, despite repeated denials by Christian organisations. At least 36 people have been killed in the violence and thousands of Christians have been rendered homeless.
More than 20,000 people, most of them Christians, have taken shelter in private and government relief camps after their houses were torched by rampaging Hindu mobs. Thousands of Hindu tribals have, meanwhile, taken shelter in forests fearing arrest.
There has been no report of any Hindu place of worship or any priest being attacked during the violence.
Sajan K George, president of the Global council of Indian Christians (GCIC), pointed out that most of the victims in Kandhamal are Christians. “There seems to be a larger conspiracy behind the attack on Christians and that needs to be investigated,” he said.
“All Christian organisations have condemned the killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati but we are totally dismayed at the ongoing attacks on Christians, their houses and institutions that continue unabated in Orissa and other parts of the country,” George told IANS.
The police in Kandhamal said that on Saturday night, a Hindu man was critically injured after some miscreants fired at him in a remote village under Katingia police station. The houses of a Hindu and a Christian were torched in G. Udayagiri area the same night, police said.
Officials said curfew has been lifted since Friday night in many part of the district as normalcy is gradually returning to the region.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Hindu Jagaran Samukhya concerns for the Hindu tribal victim
Bhubaneswar, 18/10/08 (VISAKEO): Over the torture and crisis life led by the Hindu tribal in Kandhamal, the Hindu Jagaran Samukhya has expressed its concerns and made the CRPF militants responsible for an immoral and unjust action done towards the Hindu community who are largely victimized in the communal violence. The Hindu Jagaran Samukhya state general secretary Sri Basudev Barik stated that in order to protect the residents of Kandhamal the CRPF militants are crossing their limits. The militants are torturing the tribal women and arresting the innocent people in the name of law and order by which the Hindu tribal are running to the dense forest being occupation less through miserable condition.
The no- entry zone for the VHP, the Joint secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Shyamji Gupta; general secretary of the Orissa unit Gauri Prasad Rath; Bajrang Dal national co-convener Subhas Chauhan; and Eastern Zone Coordinator of VHP Basant Rath by the police at Phulbani, district headquarters of Kandhamal whose chief aim was to visit the place where Swamiji had been assassinated and to console the victims in the riot, is a matter of condemnation, Sri Barik said. Whereas the Christian people have been declared as the main culprits in association with the local Maoists, no prohibition is for them and other political parties, Organizations and it is the Hindu Organisation that is fully restricted to enter into riot hit Kandhamal. He asked why such kind biased decision has been made to prevent Hindu Organizations from its responsibilities?
The no- entry zone for the VHP, the Joint secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Shyamji Gupta; general secretary of the Orissa unit Gauri Prasad Rath; Bajrang Dal national co-convener Subhas Chauhan; and Eastern Zone Coordinator of VHP Basant Rath by the police at Phulbani, district headquarters of Kandhamal whose chief aim was to visit the place where Swamiji had been assassinated and to console the victims in the riot, is a matter of condemnation, Sri Barik said. Whereas the Christian people have been declared as the main culprits in association with the local Maoists, no prohibition is for them and other political parties, Organizations and it is the Hindu Organisation that is fully restricted to enter into riot hit Kandhamal. He asked why such kind biased decision has been made to prevent Hindu Organizations from its responsibilities?
Swami Jeevan Chaitanya to join strike soon
Bhubaneswar, 18/10/08 (VISAKEO): After the canonization of the police Inspector General (IG) Arun Ray on the slain of VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati that local Maoists were hired to kill the Swami under a shade of a particular community, the real culprits are moving fearlessly and no arrest warrants are still against the main three masterminds Radhakanta Nayak, Dr. John Dayal and Raphael Chinnath, said the Saint coordinator Swami Jeevan Chaitanya to VISAKEO journalist. He stated that these three culprits are involved in the communal violence, which was willfully made, and the murder was preplanned. However, the police officer never mentioned the name of that particular community if his investigation is concluded. Condemning the administration, he said, despite the plea on behalf of the Hindu Organization, the slain saint was not given any police protection after an attack on him in the previous year. And consequently, he was victimized by the conspiracy made by these three masterminds. We have enough evidence against them but no action is made till the date. He threatened the government to follow on the strike from 20th of this month till the demand gets fulfilled, among the supporters and saints at PMG Square in the state capital if those real culprits were not arrested within 24 hours.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Maoists hired to kill VHP leader`
Bhubaneswar, Oct 17: The Orissa Police have claimed that the mastermind of VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati's killing, which sparked a wave of communal violence in Kandhamal district, had been identified as a group which hired the Maoists to execute the crime.
"Maoists were given money to train certain youths of a particular community to eliminate Saraswati", Inspector General (IG) of Police, Crime Branch, Arun Ray said, claiming the mastermind of the killings had been identified.
The mastermind has fled Orissa the IG said, adding "we will trace them soon." The plan to eliminate Saraswati was made immediately after the December 2007, communal violence in Kandhamal, he said.
Elaborating on the probe by the crime branch, he said investigations also showed that a group had collected money from some villages in Kandhamal which was given to the Maoist group to train their youths for the purpose. At least 60 youths were given arms training by Maoists, the IG said dwelling on the inputs from three arrested persons.
Ray said members of a particular community were unhappy with Saraswati and held him responsible for the riots which took place during Christmas in 2007. They requested a Maoist group to assist them in killing Saraswati, he said.
The police investigation said six Telugu-speaking persons had fired at Saraswati and others and a trained group were guarding the ashram at Jalespeta in Kandhamal during the incident.
Refusing to divulge identity and religion of the mastermind behind the killing, the IG said Maoists only executed the crime.
While the motive behind Saraswati's killing was clear, the sleuths gathered evidence against the people who plotted the crime not realising that it would trigger such large-scale violence, he said.
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"Maoists were given money to train certain youths of a particular community to eliminate Saraswati", Inspector General (IG) of Police, Crime Branch, Arun Ray said, claiming the mastermind of the killings had been identified.
The mastermind has fled Orissa the IG said, adding "we will trace them soon." The plan to eliminate Saraswati was made immediately after the December 2007, communal violence in Kandhamal, he said.
Elaborating on the probe by the crime branch, he said investigations also showed that a group had collected money from some villages in Kandhamal which was given to the Maoist group to train their youths for the purpose. At least 60 youths were given arms training by Maoists, the IG said dwelling on the inputs from three arrested persons.
Ray said members of a particular community were unhappy with Saraswati and held him responsible for the riots which took place during Christmas in 2007. They requested a Maoist group to assist them in killing Saraswati, he said.
The police investigation said six Telugu-speaking persons had fired at Saraswati and others and a trained group were guarding the ashram at Jalespeta in Kandhamal during the incident.
Refusing to divulge identity and religion of the mastermind behind the killing, the IG said Maoists only executed the crime.
While the motive behind Saraswati's killing was clear, the sleuths gathered evidence against the people who plotted the crime not realising that it would trigger such large-scale violence, he said.
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Cong MP suspected behind VHP leader's murder
Farzand Ahmed
Bhubaneswar, October 17, 2008
With the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleging that the ‘killing of its leader Swami Lakshamananda Sarwasati was hatched in the presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R.K. Nayak', the issue is likely to get a new twist that might have lethal effect on the politics of eastern coastal state of Orissa.
The macabre killing that has resulted in the wanton anti-Church violence in the jungle-infested Kandhamal district has already put a big question-mark on the political will and administrative capability of Naveen Patnaik government in handling the situation. Now, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would turn the table to target Congress and its chief Sonia Gandhi.
Fifty four days after the Swami was slain by a group of masked men on the rain-soaked Janmasthami night in his ashram, the crime branch of the state police on Thursday claimed that it has now identified the 'master-mind' who at the moment is out of Orissa.
Arun Roy, the Inspector-General of crime branch said that the conspiracy was hatched six months before the attack and Janmasthami was fixed to 'execute' 84-year-old Swami Lakshamananda who was carrying on anti-conversion and re-conversion campaign. According to Roy a detailed blueprint was drawn up by one local group while another group was assigned the task of killing him. The group used three to four Maoist guerrillas as mercenaries and money had changed hand.
The group that gunned down the spiritual leader was led by the Maoists while the rest of team comprised local youth. The Swami along with four of his disciples was sprayed with bullets, fired from AK-47. Later to ensure his death the killers slit the veins at ankles. Quickly the CPI (Maoist) had claimed responsibility for the killing.
Incidentally the crime branch's revelation came a day after VHP national spokesperson Surendra Jain alleged in Delhi that the conspiracy was hatched in the 'presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R. K. Nayak'. The IG (CB) without naming the 'master-mind' or the religious identity of the killers said that a chargesheet would soon be filed in this connection.
Only last week Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, secretary of the Orissa division of the CPI (Maoists) had told a group of journalists inside the jungles that top three leaders of Sangh Parivar-BJP leader LK Advani and VHP leaders Ashok Singhal and Praveen Togadia were on their 'hit-list'.
'We will kill the trio whenever we get the chance'. The 'most wanted' underground leader reiterated that they executed the Swami because he was responsible for the persecution and forced re-conversion of Dalit-Christians. The state Maoist chief made it clear that they were angry with the Hindutava outfits for conducting forced re-conversion.
The killing of Lakshamananda had led to violence against the Christians as the RSS-VHP believed that Christians, not the Maoists, were behind the killing. According to All India Christian Council (AICC) so far over 50 people have been slain, 300 villages have been cleansed of all Pana-Christians and 17,000 sheltered in government's refugee camps have been told they can go home only if they become Hindus.
According to Roy a detailed blueprint was drawn up by one local group while another group was assigned the task of killing him. The group used three to four Maoist guerrillas as mercenaries and money had changed hand.
The group that gunned down the spiritual leader was led by the Maoists while the rest of team comprised local youth. The Swami along with four of his disciples was sprayed with bullets, fired from AK-47. Later to ensure his death the killers slit the veins at ankles. Quickly the CPI (Maoist) had claimed responsibility for the killing.
Incidentally the crime branch's revelation came a day after VHP national spokesperson Surendra Jain alleged in Delhi that the conspiracy was hatched in the 'presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R. K. Nayak'. The IG (CB) without naming the 'master-mind' or the religious identity of the killers said that a chargesheet would soon be filed in this connection.
Only last week Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, secretary of the Orissa division of the CPI (Maoists) had told a group of journalists inside the jungles that top three leaders of Sangh Parivar-BJP leader LK Advani and VHP leaders Ashok Singhal and Praveen Togadia were on their 'hit-list'.
'We will kill the trio whenever we get the chance'. The 'most wanted' underground leader reiterated that they executed the Swami because he was responsible for the persecution and forced re-conversion of Dalit-Christians. The state Maoist chief made it clear that they were angry with the Hindutava outfits for conducting forced re-conversion.
The killing of Lakshamananda had led to violence against the Christians as the RSS-VHP believed that Christians, not the Maoists, were behind the killing. According to All India Christian Council (AICC) so far over 50 people have been slain, 300 villages have been cleansed of all Pana-Christians and 17,000 sheltered in government's refugee camps have been told they can go home only if they become Hindus.
Besides, more than 4,000 houses and more than 100 churches have been burnt. The council said 'Orissa seems not to be a part of India where the rule of law operates, and the Indian Constitution remains operative'.
A senior Home Dept official pointed out the present strife between Dalit-Panas, mostly Christians and Kondh tribe, mostly Hindus or pro-Hindus, was the outcome of a cocktail of social, ethnic and religious divide that helped Maoists to set up their base.
While over 1200 Churches and 400 Christian institutions became an eyesore for Hindutava forces, conversion indeed had been a strong issue that had helped Sangh Parivar to strengthen its roots in Orissa and helped BJP to capture power in alliance with Biju Janata Dal. The decadal census figures of Kandhamal confirm what RSS-VHP had been apprehending 'abnormal' increase in the number of Christians.
On the other hand the Centre had threatened to invoke Article 356 of the Constitution to dismiss Naveen Patnaik government as it had failed to protect the life and property of Christian minority.
Now with the police claiming to have solved the case and identified the 'master-mind', political circles in Bhubaneswar believe that police might lay its hands either on R. K. Nayak or his men.
Nayak, a former bureaucrat, was considered the chief patron of Pana Christians and protector of the Church in the district. Nayak who served the Central government as Secretary was short-listed for the post of Union Cabinet Secretary during H. D. Deve Gowda government. Being a Dalit-Christian socialist, leaders including Ramvilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav had backed his candidature then. However some adverse IB report against him came as a hurdle. In 2004 he was elected to Rajya Sabha on Congress ticket.
Hindutava forces always suspected his hand behind the killing. Political observers said that if he is named in the case then the BJD-BJP government would be killing two birds with a single stone. In one stroke it would shatter Congress in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls due next year while the NDA would gain. Alleged involvement of Nayak would also help BJP to target Sonia Gandhi. After all everything is fair in politics and war.
Bhubaneswar, October 17, 2008
With the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleging that the ‘killing of its leader Swami Lakshamananda Sarwasati was hatched in the presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R.K. Nayak', the issue is likely to get a new twist that might have lethal effect on the politics of eastern coastal state of Orissa.
The macabre killing that has resulted in the wanton anti-Church violence in the jungle-infested Kandhamal district has already put a big question-mark on the political will and administrative capability of Naveen Patnaik government in handling the situation. Now, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would turn the table to target Congress and its chief Sonia Gandhi.
Fifty four days after the Swami was slain by a group of masked men on the rain-soaked Janmasthami night in his ashram, the crime branch of the state police on Thursday claimed that it has now identified the 'master-mind' who at the moment is out of Orissa.
Arun Roy, the Inspector-General of crime branch said that the conspiracy was hatched six months before the attack and Janmasthami was fixed to 'execute' 84-year-old Swami Lakshamananda who was carrying on anti-conversion and re-conversion campaign. According to Roy a detailed blueprint was drawn up by one local group while another group was assigned the task of killing him. The group used three to four Maoist guerrillas as mercenaries and money had changed hand.
The group that gunned down the spiritual leader was led by the Maoists while the rest of team comprised local youth. The Swami along with four of his disciples was sprayed with bullets, fired from AK-47. Later to ensure his death the killers slit the veins at ankles. Quickly the CPI (Maoist) had claimed responsibility for the killing.
Incidentally the crime branch's revelation came a day after VHP national spokesperson Surendra Jain alleged in Delhi that the conspiracy was hatched in the 'presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R. K. Nayak'. The IG (CB) without naming the 'master-mind' or the religious identity of the killers said that a chargesheet would soon be filed in this connection.
Only last week Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, secretary of the Orissa division of the CPI (Maoists) had told a group of journalists inside the jungles that top three leaders of Sangh Parivar-BJP leader LK Advani and VHP leaders Ashok Singhal and Praveen Togadia were on their 'hit-list'.
'We will kill the trio whenever we get the chance'. The 'most wanted' underground leader reiterated that they executed the Swami because he was responsible for the persecution and forced re-conversion of Dalit-Christians. The state Maoist chief made it clear that they were angry with the Hindutava outfits for conducting forced re-conversion.
The killing of Lakshamananda had led to violence against the Christians as the RSS-VHP believed that Christians, not the Maoists, were behind the killing. According to All India Christian Council (AICC) so far over 50 people have been slain, 300 villages have been cleansed of all Pana-Christians and 17,000 sheltered in government's refugee camps have been told they can go home only if they become Hindus.
According to Roy a detailed blueprint was drawn up by one local group while another group was assigned the task of killing him. The group used three to four Maoist guerrillas as mercenaries and money had changed hand.
The group that gunned down the spiritual leader was led by the Maoists while the rest of team comprised local youth. The Swami along with four of his disciples was sprayed with bullets, fired from AK-47. Later to ensure his death the killers slit the veins at ankles. Quickly the CPI (Maoist) had claimed responsibility for the killing.
Incidentally the crime branch's revelation came a day after VHP national spokesperson Surendra Jain alleged in Delhi that the conspiracy was hatched in the 'presence of Congress Rajya Sabha member R. K. Nayak'. The IG (CB) without naming the 'master-mind' or the religious identity of the killers said that a chargesheet would soon be filed in this connection.
Only last week Sabyasachi Panda alias Sunil, secretary of the Orissa division of the CPI (Maoists) had told a group of journalists inside the jungles that top three leaders of Sangh Parivar-BJP leader LK Advani and VHP leaders Ashok Singhal and Praveen Togadia were on their 'hit-list'.
'We will kill the trio whenever we get the chance'. The 'most wanted' underground leader reiterated that they executed the Swami because he was responsible for the persecution and forced re-conversion of Dalit-Christians. The state Maoist chief made it clear that they were angry with the Hindutava outfits for conducting forced re-conversion.
The killing of Lakshamananda had led to violence against the Christians as the RSS-VHP believed that Christians, not the Maoists, were behind the killing. According to All India Christian Council (AICC) so far over 50 people have been slain, 300 villages have been cleansed of all Pana-Christians and 17,000 sheltered in government's refugee camps have been told they can go home only if they become Hindus.
Besides, more than 4,000 houses and more than 100 churches have been burnt. The council said 'Orissa seems not to be a part of India where the rule of law operates, and the Indian Constitution remains operative'.
A senior Home Dept official pointed out the present strife between Dalit-Panas, mostly Christians and Kondh tribe, mostly Hindus or pro-Hindus, was the outcome of a cocktail of social, ethnic and religious divide that helped Maoists to set up their base.
While over 1200 Churches and 400 Christian institutions became an eyesore for Hindutava forces, conversion indeed had been a strong issue that had helped Sangh Parivar to strengthen its roots in Orissa and helped BJP to capture power in alliance with Biju Janata Dal. The decadal census figures of Kandhamal confirm what RSS-VHP had been apprehending 'abnormal' increase in the number of Christians.
On the other hand the Centre had threatened to invoke Article 356 of the Constitution to dismiss Naveen Patnaik government as it had failed to protect the life and property of Christian minority.
Now with the police claiming to have solved the case and identified the 'master-mind', political circles in Bhubaneswar believe that police might lay its hands either on R. K. Nayak or his men.
Nayak, a former bureaucrat, was considered the chief patron of Pana Christians and protector of the Church in the district. Nayak who served the Central government as Secretary was short-listed for the post of Union Cabinet Secretary during H. D. Deve Gowda government. Being a Dalit-Christian socialist, leaders including Ramvilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav had backed his candidature then. However some adverse IB report against him came as a hurdle. In 2004 he was elected to Rajya Sabha on Congress ticket.
Hindutava forces always suspected his hand behind the killing. Political observers said that if he is named in the case then the BJD-BJP government would be killing two birds with a single stone. In one stroke it would shatter Congress in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls due next year while the NDA would gain. Alleged involvement of Nayak would also help BJP to target Sonia Gandhi. After all everything is fair in politics and war.
Maoists were hired to kill Laxmanananda: Police
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 2008 (PTI) In a major breakthrough the Orissa police today claimed that the mastermind behind VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati's killing had been identified as a group had hired the Maoists to execute the crime.
"Maoists were given money to train certain youths of a particular community to eliminate Saraswati," Inspector General (IG) of Police, crime branch, Arun Ray told PTI asserting the mastermind of the killings had been identified.
Stating the mastermind had fled Orissa, the IG said "we will trace them soon." The plan to eliminate Saraswati was made immediately after the December, 2007 communal violence in Kandhamal, he added.
Elaborating the probe by the crime branch, he said investigations also showed that a group had collected money from some villages in Kandhamal which was given to the Maoist group to train their youths for the purpose. At least 60 youths were given arms training by Maoists, the IG said dwelling on the inputs from three arrested persons.
Ray said members of a particular community were unhappy with Saraswati and held him responsible for the riots which took place during Christmas in 2007. They requested a Maoist group to assist them in killing Saraswati, he said.
Confirming that six Telugu-speaking persons fired at Saraswati and others, the crime branch investigation revealed that the trained group were guarding the ashram at Jalespeta in Kandhamal during the incident.
Refusing to divulge identity and religion of the mastermind behind the killing which sparked communal violence in Kandhamal, IG said Maoists only executed the crime.
While the motive behind Saraswati's killing was clear, the sleuths gathered evidences against people who planned the crime not realising that it would trigger such a largescale violence, he said. PTI
"Maoists were given money to train certain youths of a particular community to eliminate Saraswati," Inspector General (IG) of Police, crime branch, Arun Ray told PTI asserting the mastermind of the killings had been identified.
Stating the mastermind had fled Orissa, the IG said "we will trace them soon." The plan to eliminate Saraswati was made immediately after the December, 2007 communal violence in Kandhamal, he added.
Elaborating the probe by the crime branch, he said investigations also showed that a group had collected money from some villages in Kandhamal which was given to the Maoist group to train their youths for the purpose. At least 60 youths were given arms training by Maoists, the IG said dwelling on the inputs from three arrested persons.
Ray said members of a particular community were unhappy with Saraswati and held him responsible for the riots which took place during Christmas in 2007. They requested a Maoist group to assist them in killing Saraswati, he said.
Confirming that six Telugu-speaking persons fired at Saraswati and others, the crime branch investigation revealed that the trained group were guarding the ashram at Jalespeta in Kandhamal during the incident.
Refusing to divulge identity and religion of the mastermind behind the killing which sparked communal violence in Kandhamal, IG said Maoists only executed the crime.
While the motive behind Saraswati's killing was clear, the sleuths gathered evidences against people who planned the crime not realising that it would trigger such a largescale violence, he said. PTI
Everything is clear, GOVT yet keeps disinterest to arrest the culprits: Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti
Bhubaneswar, 17/10/08 (VISAKEO): The controversy about the slain of the Hindu priest Swami Laxmananda Saraswati in Kandhamal has been come to an end as the police department is confirmed about the real culprit but away off the reach, satated the state coordinator of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Shradhanjali Samiti Dr. Laxmikant Dash at the mass rally in the state capital today. Referring to the brutal murder of the religious leader and his four associates, as well as the violence in Kandhamal he pointed out the irresponsibility and disinterest of the government and its administration to take a proper step against the conspirators.
It has been a preplanned murder and violence and the masterminds are out of reach though they have been exposed. The chief conspirators Dr. John Dayal, Raphael Chinath and Radhakanta Nayak have been proved as the real culprits but they are out of hands from the police because of their power, Christian support by the western countries and their position in the administration have made them fearless sophisticated brutal criminals. Despite all the solid evidence, they are not meant for to live behind the jail. Though the government is aware of everything yet terrorizing the innocent people in Kandhamal and makes the Hindu people for the communal violence. Dr. said, after the slain of the religious Guru on the eve of the holy Hindu celebration SriKrishna Janmastamee night, weapon A.K- 47 had been found out from the Christian people who were under security by the police in Barkhmma by which the victim Swami had been assassinated. Afterwards the government shaped the riots as the communal violence. Now the administration is focusing on so called communal violence and the justice for the slain Swami is in the waiting cell. Recently the statement of the Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda is entirely a farce dramatized the issue in order to take everybody’s attention from the truth, he commented. On an eve of sixth day of the mass dharna, the state secretary of Sikhsha Bikash Samiti Govind Mohantyand other members such as Mihir Kumar Dash, Ram Krishna Tripathy, Ketan Nayak, Netrananda Sahoo, Lingaraj Mohanty, Harish Pati, and Tuna Sahoo have demanded an immediate arrest of the culprits who are safe under the administration.
It has been a preplanned murder and violence and the masterminds are out of reach though they have been exposed. The chief conspirators Dr. John Dayal, Raphael Chinath and Radhakanta Nayak have been proved as the real culprits but they are out of hands from the police because of their power, Christian support by the western countries and their position in the administration have made them fearless sophisticated brutal criminals. Despite all the solid evidence, they are not meant for to live behind the jail. Though the government is aware of everything yet terrorizing the innocent people in Kandhamal and makes the Hindu people for the communal violence. Dr. said, after the slain of the religious Guru on the eve of the holy Hindu celebration SriKrishna Janmastamee night, weapon A.K- 47 had been found out from the Christian people who were under security by the police in Barkhmma by which the victim Swami had been assassinated. Afterwards the government shaped the riots as the communal violence. Now the administration is focusing on so called communal violence and the justice for the slain Swami is in the waiting cell. Recently the statement of the Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda is entirely a farce dramatized the issue in order to take everybody’s attention from the truth, he commented. On an eve of sixth day of the mass dharna, the state secretary of Sikhsha Bikash Samiti Govind Mohantyand other members such as Mihir Kumar Dash, Ram Krishna Tripathy, Ketan Nayak, Netrananda Sahoo, Lingaraj Mohanty, Harish Pati, and Tuna Sahoo have demanded an immediate arrest of the culprits who are safe under the administration.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Rastriya Swabhiman Andolon appeals for the Nun and Father’s arrest
Bhubaneswar, 16/10/08 (VISAKEO): After the Nun was marked in the country’s capital, the Rastriya Swabhuman Andolon of Orissa has appealed the government to arrest both the Nun and Father who have claimed that the Nun has been raped by the Hindu workers in Kandhamal after the slain of the religious leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati. As her revelation in New Delhi under the police securty seems to be false or something self made or preplanned to avenge and to blame the Hindu cadre Organisations.
The victim Nun in Kandhamal violence who has been reportedly raped by the Hindu people who have been held in Kerala recently, in her opinion to the national media channel that she was inhumanly tortured and victimized by the Hindu agitators. The eyewitness Father had lodged a complaint against those people and both were hidden in New Delhi. Not he gives their cooperates in the police investigation. Therefore the Organisation’s state co-coordinator Sri Soumendra Jena suspects the Father himself might make the rape incident. As history is the witness of such incident, which was proved as wrong against the allegation that happened near Baripada in 1999. Sri Jena stated that the history might have been repeated, when the Father raped a Nun of Langalkata church of Krishnachandrapur about 14 K.M away from Baripada, but the Hindu people were allegedly accused. Such report was highlighted in national and international and Orissa was condemned, but the report proved as false after the investigation. In, fact two Hindu people were allegedly in the form of women had hijacked the Nun and raped her in the van. But that accusation was turned into false. Therefore, the present issue might be the conspiracy of the church people and Hindu people are being condemned, stated Sri Jena. Nothing is impossible for the missionary people; they can go to the maximum down level to spoil Hindu’s reputation in the society. Thus, such accuser should not be set free and as soon as possible if be arrested, the real thing can come to the front, he told in the press meet
The victim Nun in Kandhamal violence who has been reportedly raped by the Hindu people who have been held in Kerala recently, in her opinion to the national media channel that she was inhumanly tortured and victimized by the Hindu agitators. The eyewitness Father had lodged a complaint against those people and both were hidden in New Delhi. Not he gives their cooperates in the police investigation. Therefore the Organisation’s state co-coordinator Sri Soumendra Jena suspects the Father himself might make the rape incident. As history is the witness of such incident, which was proved as wrong against the allegation that happened near Baripada in 1999. Sri Jena stated that the history might have been repeated, when the Father raped a Nun of Langalkata church of Krishnachandrapur about 14 K.M away from Baripada, but the Hindu people were allegedly accused. Such report was highlighted in national and international and Orissa was condemned, but the report proved as false after the investigation. In, fact two Hindu people were allegedly in the form of women had hijacked the Nun and raped her in the van. But that accusation was turned into false. Therefore, the present issue might be the conspiracy of the church people and Hindu people are being condemned, stated Sri Jena. Nothing is impossible for the missionary people; they can go to the maximum down level to spoil Hindu’s reputation in the society. Thus, such accuser should not be set free and as soon as possible if be arrested, the real thing can come to the front, he told in the press meet
Kandhamal violence degrades Indian ancient sculpture heritage
Bhubaneswar, 16/10/08 (VISAKEO): The Kandhamal violence not only has brought chaos for the human lives but its ancient sculptures have been degraded to 100 years back. The foreign aid to the local Christian community has destroyed the art and sculpture of the tribal district to expedite the process of religion conversion and to make the whole Hindu people into Christianity, opined Dr. Kamalesh Dash, the organizing secretary of Itihaas Sankalan Samiti of both Orissa and West Bengal, that have made Orissa government’s treasury unprofitable.
Condemning the communal violence in Kandhamal, Dr. Dash said that the violence have been the preplanned action of the alien force to damage Hindu’s heritage and sculpture by which the government used to fill its treasury that is meant for the welfare of the State. After the two days visit to Kandhamal by a group of five researchers on behalf of Itihaas Sankalan Samiti, Dr. Dash reported that many of our ancient sculpture havee been damaged so that now Kandhamal looks as the void of tourists and Nature lovers. Under the shadow of the violence, an ancient Jagannath temple of Baliguda, the hill station of Daringdadi, the artistic temples surrounded in greenery, the Shivlingam of G. Udaygiri, a Taurus of Raikia, an ancient Budhist sculpture of Barkhamma have been under destruction. He revealed that few Christian converts had burnt down the Hindu scriptures like Bhagabat, epics, and ancient literature and works by saint Bhim Bhoi, in front of the CRPF militant in Brhamoni village of Kandhamal. Such things are really inflammatory under which the Hindu people will be suffering from loss of their heritage and will lay a foundation for another crisis afterwards, he said.
Condemning the communal violence in Kandhamal, Dr. Dash said that the violence have been the preplanned action of the alien force to damage Hindu’s heritage and sculpture by which the government used to fill its treasury that is meant for the welfare of the State. After the two days visit to Kandhamal by a group of five researchers on behalf of Itihaas Sankalan Samiti, Dr. Dash reported that many of our ancient sculpture havee been damaged so that now Kandhamal looks as the void of tourists and Nature lovers. Under the shadow of the violence, an ancient Jagannath temple of Baliguda, the hill station of Daringdadi, the artistic temples surrounded in greenery, the Shivlingam of G. Udaygiri, a Taurus of Raikia, an ancient Budhist sculpture of Barkhamma have been under destruction. He revealed that few Christian converts had burnt down the Hindu scriptures like Bhagabat, epics, and ancient literature and works by saint Bhim Bhoi, in front of the CRPF militant in Brhamoni village of Kandhamal. Such things are really inflammatory under which the Hindu people will be suffering from loss of their heritage and will lay a foundation for another crisis afterwards, he said.
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