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Q: Why on 11th September night a group of RSS followers came and threatened Fr. Siljo Kidangan the priest in charge and the inmates of a hostel run for tribal boys under your diocese? A: We have some people coming to our church and RSS is trying to prevent anybody to come to our church. […]

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Q: How do you see the appointment of Alphons Kannanthanam as Union minister? Do you think it is a political move? Do you see Alphons as a representative of Christians in the Cabinet? Have you gone to the public reception given to him in Kanjirappally? Why are you giving him a reception? A: “His administrative […]

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Q: The namaz you performed during Iftar Party at Bishop’s house invited some protest from the people of God; how do you take it? Does it indicate that even in the Christian community there is some antipathy to Muslims? Do you regret having performed the namaz or do you now think you could have done […]

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Q: What do you see will be the consequences of Nitish Kumar changing loyalty to the BJP in Bihar as far as the Catholic Church is concerned? What would be its consequences in the national politics? What will be future of their alliance in Bihar? A: “The alliance between Nitish and BJP did not affect […]

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Q: Do you think Mayawati’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha will have an impact on UP politics? How do you evaluate the BJP’s move of making a dalit the new President of India? Do you think he is a liberator of dalits? A: “Mayawati’s resignation is a move made to regain the support she had […]

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Q: Are RSS people very alive in Arunachal? Is the ruling BJP government implementing the party ideology? A: “With a BJP government with absolute majority at Itanagar, is RSS active in the state? Naturally they are active. How successful are they to sell the Hindutva ideology to the tribals? Hindu agencies like Rama Krishna Mission […]

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Q: The police in Madhya Pradesh have registered a case of abduction against a Catholic nun who had accompanied four tribal girls. Do you think there is a calculated persecution? When Amit Shah came to Kerala he met all the different heads and representa-tives of various Churches and spoke in very favourable terms; is this […]

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Q: Amit Shah was recently in Kerala. He wants minorities to be well received by and related to the BJP. Both our cardinals and representatives of other Churches met him. Some people have a feeling that Christian communities in Goa and Kerala are trying to reach out to the BJP to safeguard the interests of […]

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