coffee_rules Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 This how funding ads run in western countries. Vultures looking to scavenge souls for conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Faced with protests, NIT-Meghalaya to remove Ganesha idol from campus NIT-Meghalaya director, BB Biswal, told this newspaper that the idol would be removed on Monday as it was hurting the sentiments of some groups of people belonging to other faiths. LINK Quote GUWAHATI: Faced with protests, the National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya has decided to remove an idol of Lord Ganesha from the campus just seven days after it was installed. NIT-Meghalaya director, BB Biswal, told this newspaper that the idol would be removed on Monday as it was hurting the sentiments of some groups of people belonging to other faiths. “The officer-in-charge of a local police station came to the campus two days ago to enquire if there was any objection to the installation of the Ganesha idol. I said the Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) gave me a letter saying that it hurt the sentiments of people from other religions. We have replied to the JSU saying that since it is hurting the sentiments of some groups of people, we will remove it,” Biswal said. At the same time, he sought to defend the idol’s installation saying that it had nothing to do with religion. “We were renovating the office rooms and that portion, where the idol was put, is a common passage and it was very dirty. When we cleaned it up, someone suggested that we put an idol so that nobody makes that portion dirty. That was the idea. Religion had nothing to do with it,” Biswal said. He said the idol was not being worshipped and that it was kept there for “decorative” purpose. While inviting his colleagues ahead of the idol’s installation, a faculty member of the institute wrote in the invitation letter, “…You are requested to be present at the auspicious occasion”. The JSU, in a representation to the director submitted on September 26, had warned that the act of the NIT-Meghalaya administration might incite “communal sentiments” among students and staffs belonging to other faiths. It suggested the administration to install the bust of a renowned personality from the field of science, arts or literature in place of the Ganesha idol. The idol, reportedly carved by a national award-winning sculptor, was installed at the entrance point of Director’s secretariat on Monday much to the chagrin of a section of faculty members. They had warned the director against the plan in order to maintain the institute’s secular fabrics but he went ahead. Shillong-based activist Agnes Kharshiing was critical of the institute’s act. “It’s like instigating people. As a director, he should concentrate on education for which he is there and not incite enmity and hatred among communities,” Kharshiing said. From a state that has seen at least two large scale incidents of Hindu exodus for refusing to convert. Most government buildings in Meghalaya have crosses inscribed, hypocrisy zindabad. Poor NE Hindus can't catch a break. Now the much needed retaliation. Ganesh Idol removed from NIT-Meghalaya: Legal rights group demands removal of Christian idols from all govt offices Edited October 6, 2019 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Assam court punishes Hindu head priest for preventing religious conversions by Christian Evangelists LINK Quote In a first of firsts, the head priest of a satra at the hub of Vaishnavite culture in Assam is facing criminal charges for doing his Dharmic duty. On August 1st, Prashant Payeng of Jorhat, Assam had filed a complaint against Janardan Deva Goswami, the head priest of Dakshinpat Ashromi, accusing him of preventing religious conversions and preventing the spread of Christianity in Majuli. On receiving the compliant, the local court inquired the matter by examining the complainant and some witnesses on August 14th and August 30th, respectively. The case was heard by the judiciary and the judgement was ruled against the priest. Bail was granted only on September 25th. When approached, Goswami expressed his utter dismay at the proceedings, “It is very unfortunate that I have been charged for my work done for the protection of my culture and religion. I believe it is my duty to protect my culture and religion at this ancient seat of Vaishnavite culture.” He further added that he had appeared before the court when summoned and is committed to comply with the orders of the court. Incidentally, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal is the MLA from Majuli constituency. We tried to delve deeper into this case in search of more details; we wondered if the head priest was violent in his approach of resisting the encroachment by Christian missionaries into the Vaishnavite culture, and we were keen to know if the Hindu priest had employed hate or hate speech against Christians, missionaries, or Christianity as a whole, while resisting its proliferation in Majuli. Despite a thorough search, we found no account of physical or verbal hate instigated by Goswami ji at the missionaries or those they wished to convert. This leaves us wondering, what aspect of the head priest’s behavior constituted the sentence pronounced by the court. Earlier this year, a Christian missionary was caught on camera, screaming anti-Hindu slurs, standing right in front of the Adiyogi statue at Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. “Neither Yoga, nor Yogi can liberate you from sins, only Jesus can,” he was heard yelling in a state of hysterical frenzy. In September 2018, Mohan Lazarus, a Christian preacher denigrated Hindu temples calling them, “Satan’s strongholds”. The preacher, who is also the owner of Tamil television channel Sathiyam TV, is infamous for his habitual and repeated derogatory remarks against Hindu Dharma. Back in April this year, a Goan priest had called the BJP President, Amit Shah, a ‘devil’ and added that god ‘punished’ late Manohar Parrikar with cancer. A video clip of Bishop Ezra Sargunam, a controversial evangelist from Tamil Nadu went viral on various social media platforms. The video captured him calling for violence against Hindus. He was seen addressing a sizeable audience, and through his speech, instigating them to, ‘Punch (the Hindus) in their face couple of times, make them bleed and help them understand the truth,” adding for good measure that “There is nothing called as a Hindu Religion.” However, neither were any of the above evangelists arrested, nor any criminal proceedings carried out against them and their incessant venom-spewing against 80% of the country’s population. On the other hand, a Hindu priest is held guilty by a court of law, for merely protecting his culture and faith from the vulture-eyes of evangelists in Assam. Turning_track 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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