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Christian organizations have urged the Chief Minister of
Manipur, to curb the divisive Hindutva philosophy in the
state. The Meitei Christians are most concerned after
serial attack on three churches this week in Imphal west
district.
The All India Christian Council summitted a memorandum
to W. Ibobi, the CM calling for stern action. In 2004
and 2005, the Christian world and civil society was
shocked at the many unreported attacks on Christians in
Manipur. Over 10 churches were burnt down, pastors and
mission workers were attacked. Two dead bodies were
removed from cemetery and fundamentalists even
reconverted the dead bodies back to Hinduism then. Some
Rongmei Christians continue to suffer boycott under
extra constitutional orders in some villages.
After a gap of almost five years, attack on Meitei
Christian minority started in Phumlou, Phayeng and
Taothong in Imphal west district in an organised and
preplanned manner by some fundamentalists. In this
week’s serial attacks, the attackers used same approach,
in burning the all three churches by dumping straw and
spraying the inflammable liquids on church furniture at
night and fled from scene.
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