Cardinal George Alenche-rry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, says India is going through a period of transformation in the democratic practice and the balance of power between major political fronts, essential to a democracy, has been lost.
But he is sanguine about pluralistic forces asserting themselves in a bid to cement the unity of the country through its diversity in the no-so-distant future. “India is a diverse country, but hardly any Indian would not like to be identified as one. Therefore, I am sure that the politically intelligent people will find ways and means to surmount this crisis. The pluralistic forces have to assert themselves to keep India’s democracy and that’s already emerging,” Card. Alencherry said in a free-wheeling chat with The Hindu on the prevailing sociopolitical climate.