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Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: Feb 28, 2015 10:16 IST Secunderabad: An 11-year-old girl in Telangana was allegedly made to stand for two hours outside her school principal's room as punishment for wearing a "tilak" on her birthday. The child, a student of St Ann School in Tarnaka area of Secunderabad was so badly affected by the incident that she refused to go to school for a few days, her parents have complained to the state human rights commission. The girl was allegedly ordered to stand outside principal Sally Joseph's room on Tuesday and her mother was summoned. The principal allegedly berated the child for wearing a "tilak" on her forehead and hairpins to school. Ms Joseph allegedly refused to listen to the mother's explanation that the child had gone to a temple for her birthday and that is why a holy mark was smeared on her forehead. "The headmistress did not listen to my wife and daughter and tried to issue a transfer certificate to my daughter," the father said in his letter to the rights body. He alleged that the principal said, "She must remember this on every birthday." The state education department has been asked by the rights body for a report by April 9. http://m.ndtv.com/telangana-news/11-year-old-girl-punished-in-school-for-wearing-tilak-on-her-birthday-743069 Indian secularism jindagee. While in xtian groups like muthoot Corp. mut11-jpg.197610 Meanwhile in xtian majority states http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/tilak-controversy-mizoram-cm-hits-back-says-need-to-know-and-respect-other-cultures/1196881

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Too many people taking the Hindus for granted.Strict action needs to be taken againist these missionary schools.Either make them declare it openly that they are not schools but religious institution who will try to make life difficult for people of other religion or punish them for these kind of activities. And why only complain to the SHRC.File a police complaint.

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Land for St Ann’s High School Illegal: HC HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Hyderabad High Court on Friday declared the allotment of 20 acres of land to St Ann’s high school, Secunderabad at Pet Basheerabad in Qutubullapur mandal of Ranga Reddy district by the erstwhile AP government as illegal. However, the court granted respite to the school by refusing to direct the state government to take back the land. A division bench comprising chief justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and justice PV Sanjay Kumar was disposing of a public interest litigation by S Malla Reddy, advocate of RR district, challenging the state government’s decision to allot 20 acres of land to the school at a throw away price. Petitioner’s counsel Gandra Mohan Rao submitted to the court that the Rajasekhara Reddy government had allotted 20 acres of land to St. Ann’s High School at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh per acre as against the recommendation of the CCLA to collect Rs 2 crore per acre in the year 2006 as against the market value of Rs 5 crore per acre. After hearing the case, the bench found that the government had made the allotment without following the procedure. The court noticed that the authorities have stated in the note file as Rs 77 lakh and Rs 1.40 crore per acre in the area, but the government has made the allotment at the nominal price which is against to the law. The bench said that though the allotment was illegal it would not be proper for the court to direct the government to take back the land at this stage in the larger interest of the students. The government had alienated the land to the school vide GO 1217 dated Aug 23, 2006 and the petitioner moved the court in the year 2012, and in the meanwhile the management has constructed the buildings and other infrastructure to run the school. While disposing of the case, the court directed the authorities to re-determine the value of the land based on the market value prevailing at the time of allotment and to fix the rate and collect the amount from the management at the rate of 9 per cent interest.
The same school tried to get govt. land at throwaway prices before the high court stepped in.
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The same school tried to get govt. land at throwaway prices before the high court stepped in.
The name of cm was Y. Samuel. R Reddy. So why wonder.
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The name of cm was Y. Samuel. R Reddy. So why wonder.
Had no idea he was a christian.His name was Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy and he used to visit Tirupati often.Anyways the court has ruled what it has ruled.
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Had no idea he was a christian.His name was Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy and he used to visit Tirupati often.Anyways the court has ruled what it has ruled.
'Dr YSR was a very devoted Christian' Pulivendula, in south central Andhra Pradesh, where Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy grew up, falls in the Nandyal diocese. The Reddys were prominent Christians in this district. YSR's family converted to Christianity when his grandfather was influenced by British missionaries; the late chief minister was a third generation Christian. Reverend Dr P J Lawrence, the bishop of the Church of South India's Nandyal diocese, remembers Dr Reddy: Dr YSR, as he was affectionately known, was a member of the Protestant Church of South India. He was a committed Christian. His father Raja Reddy was also a Christian. They worshipped at the CSI church in their hometown, Pulivendula. Dr YSR was a very devoted Christian, always attending church whenever they were in their hometown. Incidentally, Dr Reddy and I studied at the Veerasaiva College in Bellary (eastern Karnataka bordering Andhra Pradesh). We were contemporaries in college. I had the privilege of attending their (YSR's family's) last Christmas function. There were many family members there and also preachers. It is a very big family of more than 500 close relatives. Dr YSR read the Bible and prayed every day with Christian discipline. His mother was a very devout lady. She prayed for his success in the first election. Dr YSR always acknowledged his mother's prayers for his success. There is no doubt he is with the Lord in heaven. He loved people and people poured their love on him. It was the people's love that got him elected (as chief minister) for a second term. He had implemented many good programmes for the people in the state. Dr YSR was a very charismatic leader. Not only a great leader, but a legend and an icon. We had very cordial and friendly meetings whenever I met with him. I met him recently to invite him to my diocese in October and we were expecting him to come as the chief guest for the 125th anniversary of the SPG high school, Nandyal. He has helped a lot of Christians, especially Dalit Christians. He recently gave a gift to all Dalit Christians by passing a legislative order giving them the same benefits (as Dalits). He leaves behind his son Jaganmohan Reddy, the MP from Kadapa, recently elected. He also has a daughter married to Anil Kumar, a well known young evangelist. http://news.rediff.com/special/2009/sep/07/dr-ysr-was-a-very-devoted-christian.htm
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Minority benefits right in a secular India :orderorder:
Too many people taking the Hindus for granted.Strict action needs to be taken againist these missionary schools.Either make them declare it openly that they are not schools but religious institution who will try to make life difficult for people of other religion or punish them for these kind of activities. And why only complain to the SHRC.File a police complaint.
What the hell is happening in India :wall:
You do know that in US in schools open display of religious symbols is completely banned? So it is not just India. However, I do not agree to such strict actions against kids for small thing and definitely action should be taken.
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You do know that in US in schools open display of religious symbols is completely banned? So it is not just India. However, I do not agree to such strict actions against kids for small thing and definitely action should be taken.
public schools...
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I wonder if our friends amiret and sachin comment on this thread....
I wonder if when colleges ban certain clothes for women or apply curfew on them, do you protest with the same zeal. That is after all a much bigger fundamental violation of rights of a human being. Hey, everyone is expected to comment on everything, right?
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You do know that in US in schools open display of religious symbols is completely banned? So it is not just India. However, I do not agree to such strict actions against kids for small thing and definitely action should be taken.
public schools...
This is not US.In missionary schools there are open display of christian religious symbols so this is discrimination based on religion.Its illegal in every country and punishable in India.
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I wonder if when colleges ban certain clothes for women or apply curfew on them' date= do you protest with the same zeal. That is after all a much bigger fundamental violation of rights of a human being. Hey, everyone is expected to comment on everything, right?
Actually i do.
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Abrahmic faiths are like this only. They believe in exclusive God and feel superior to others Yesterday abrahmic faith scored another goal by killing a writer today rusticatin a child.

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Now I dont agree with Boko Haram. They are a disgusting group. How they came into being ? because of the covert activities of the missionary types who had infested Nigerias educational system. The literal translation of boko Haram is western education is forbidden. But the concept is beware of creeping Christian influence and western traditions. A lot of other faiths across the globe have caught onto this. I do believe that even in sri lanka the Buddhist groups are organising themselves better to combat this attack via stealth. It was too late for africa in the 70s.

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