Bhopal:
There is hardly any political representation to Christians in India. In the Union Cabinet headed by Indira Gandhi, there is no Christian. Christians form over 2% of the Indian population. It may be small but it is the most literate and the most alert. Apart from this, it is serving the needs of the Hindu majority which depends upon the schools and hospitals run by the Christians. The high caste Hindus consider it a status symbol to send their children to convents. But after taking all these advantages, what the Christians get is only abuse.
In MP, the only Christian Minister in the Cabinet was dropped in the recent reshuffle. Thousands of Christians staged protest demonstrations in the second week of July in Raipur district demanding reinstatement of Julius Ekka.
RSS and other communal Hindus have been for long demanding the dismissal of Julius Ekka, a highly respected leader. The RSS official journal, Organiser (26-7-81) hailed the dismissal and said: “The main reason for his sack was his pro Jharkhand stand and encouragement to conversion in Jashpur and other areas of Raigarh dt. which is the centre of missionaries”. It said Ekka was originally a tribe. The beauty of the whole thing is that it is only the converted tribals who are the most conscious and militant lot but the RSS and other communal Hindus do not want them to get awakened. That is why they are pouring crores of rupees to Hinduise the tribals and thus keep them docile and obedient.
