T. N. Govt. Criticises Christians

Madras Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. M. G. Ramachandran on May 12 accused many Christian missionary organisations of still carrying on hostile propaganda against Hindus in Kanyakumari which was the scene of a vicious communal carnage in March last. He told newsmen here that he had received reports to this effect and had called for fuller details from the district authorities. He did not state what the Government proposed to do about it. He had been informed, he said, that these missionary organisations were trying to convert the weaker sections to Christianity. He said this in reply to a query about continued religious propaganda, when he had called for a halt to it for at least six months till communal passions cooled. He said he had also received personal complaints and representations and would have these looked into by the district authorities. There was a Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board for Hindu institutions and a Wakf Board for the Muslims. He would meet Christian leaders to discuss the need for a similar one for Christian institutions. Deccan Herald. May-13)