Dear All, I feel pity for the poor tribals who are really being taken for a ride.Miseries do not change with these kind of activities.Why religion has become so attractive and not their poverty and intellectual growth? I would reiterate that Tribals are neither Christians nor Hindus.Kindly leave them where they are as far as religion is concerened.If somebody/organisation is really interested for their development please concentrate on their education,economy, empowerment... Dayanidhi Marandi.
--- In [email protected], venkitesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *VHP 'converts' 19 Christian tribals to Hinduism > *11 Apr 2008, 0000 hrs IST,TNN > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/VHP_converts_19_Christian_tr ibals_to_Hinduism/articleshow/2942454.cms > > MALDA: Vishwa Hindu Parishad has "brought back" 19 tribals to Hinduism at a > paravartan (homecoming) ceremony in Malda on Thursday. The event, held at > Bharat Sevashram Sangh's ashram at Tajpur, kicks off a massive > "reconversion" programme in the Adivasi belt, said senior VHP leaders. > > The tribal belt of Malda-Dinajpur has seen many such reconversions in recent > times. "We'll intensify our 'paravartan' programme to bring back people who > were lured into Christianity and Islam," said a VHP leader. > > The 19 'reconverts' hail from the backward tribal village of Bordanga. Swami > Hiranmayananda was brought from Kolkata to conduct the 'purification' yajna > in front of a crowd of hundreds, including local BJP leader Asit Sarkar and > chief of Hindu Milan Mandir Swami Jibannada. > > Pulin Mardi, his wife Sanjini and son Tabi were the first to have converted > from Christianity back to Hinduism. > > "The missionaries lured us with amenities. We realised this and decided to > come back to Hinduism," said Pulin. Hakim Tudu and Babulal Murmu claimed > that they were Christians by birth as their father took to Christianity > years ago. "It is our duty to rectify the mistake," they said. >
