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Another
of Orissa's Swami Laxmananda Saraswati tribe is stirring
up trouble in western Maharashtra, besides Goa &
Gujarat.
It is reported that about 1130 Christians adopted
Hinduism during a function at Kalyan. The conversion was
solemnised by "Jagadguru" Narendra Maharaj, spearheading
a religious campaign vying to reconvert Hindus as well
as Dalits and tribal people "back" into Hinduism.
He told reporters that Christian missionaries are
involving in massive conversions and most of the time
"fraud, force and inducement" is applied to attract the
gullible. To counter this, he urged Hindu saints and
organisations to conduct mass awakening programmes to
balk Hindus from converting to other religion. With
elections round the corner, Narendra Maharaj also
appealed to Hindus to vote for a party that is concerned
with and will work for the welfare of the Hindu
community.
Last year, around the same time, over 1700 Christians
were alleged to have converted to Hinduism in Borivili,
Mumbai. The event was held under the auspices of
Narendra Maharaj Sansthan who claims to have brought
42,220 people back into the Hindu fold till date.
The government cannot be expected to take any action
against such "reconversions or Ghar Wapsees" since he is
politically well connected. We have some in the Church
saying we should not bother about such issues &
concentrate on only praying. Many Christian activists
have confessed that, they sometimes think its best not
to get involved, because their own would not support
them, if the need arises.
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