New Delhi:
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of the RSS has announced its decision to spend Rs. 5 crores in the first phase to “reconvert” Muslims and Christians back to Hinduism, and as Untouchables. A spokesman of the VHP told a press conference here on Dec. 19, that this move was to “counter the menace of mass conversion of Harijans in the country.”
In pursuance of this decision the RSS has already launched a country wide drive and the pro-RSS “national press” has been putting out reports of such reconversions of Muslims and Christians daily. But one such mass reconversion, or perhaps the biggest, of “Harijan Christians” to Hinduism in South Kanara district of Karnataka was found to be a utter hoax. The Bangalore correspondent of the prestigious Sunday, a Calcutta weekly (Dec. 20) visited Belthangay and after, an interview of the converts said the entire RSS game was a big stunt. The “Harijan converts” to Christianity continue to remain Christians at home but only Hindus for purposes of government record. The Indian Express correspondent had reported that Harijan Christians were bribed by RSS agents. This was confirmed by the Catholic church authorities of the area. Similar reconversions claimed by the RSS and its different front organisations are also found to be false.
However, the RSS has been spending lakhs of rupees on such reconversion of Untouchables and tribals, and its tempo is likely to increase in days to come. Government officers are said be actively abetting in this effort of the RSS. Not only that, the RSS and its agents like the Pejawara Swami, Shankaracharayas and some big business houses have been bribing poor Dalits and making them address “Hindu unity” conferences. They are also being coached to say that dalits should not quit Hinduism but be good Hindus. In several parts of India these efforts of the RSS is leading to communal unrest. RSS spokesman said in Delhi that some foreign based organisations were responsible for carrying out mass conversions. Recently mass conversions had taken place in Meenakshipuram in TN. Millions of petro -ollars were being utilised for converting Harijans and other sections of Hindus to Islam in this country. The spokesman said that a sinister plan had been formulated by some foreign agencies to convert millions of Harijans and other weaker sections of the Indian people to Islam. Over 1,500 people, mostly women and children, took a pledge to eradicate untouchability at a community lunch and unity conference at Valmiki Colony here on Dec-20. The function, organized by the Virat Hindu Samaj, was presided By Dr Karan Singh, MP.
