Catholic priest and theologian Dr Victor Ferrao has said that history is being distorted by upper caste Hindus to promote their views.

Giving an example of such distortion, Dr Ferrao said the battle of Cuncolim gaunkars was a battle to safeguard their interest, but the same is now being promoted as the first battle for India’s Independence.

Speaking to around 50 Social Action Team members from four parishes, Dr Ferrao asked: “When did the Goan Konknno become a Hindu?” driving home the point that the Hindutva philosophy of RSS promoted aggressively by the Bharatiya Janata Party is causing communal disharmony in the country and the State.

He said the growth of the BJP is directly connected with globalization of the economy as it is only after globalization in 1991 that the BJP began emerging stronger.

“Globalisation made Indians rootless and hence they became more religious thus giving rise to religious fundamentalism,” he said and added that while Catholic religion is based on hope, Hindutva thrives on fear and that is why fear is palpable in the society today.