October 9, 2008
Ashwin Shuddha DashamiBhubaneshwar (Orissa): Police arrested two Christians in Orissa on Monday in connection with the murder of a Hindu leader that sparked weeks of deadly clashes, a killing which is also blamed on Maoist rebels.
The arrests were the first in the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati in August, a Hindu proselytiser linked with India's main Hindu-nationalist opposition party.
The murder unleashed a wave of retaliatory attacks by Hindus on Christians in the rural Kandhamal district of Orissa -- leaving at least 35 people dead -- that has been a zone of Christian missionary activities for decades.
"We have arrested two people," Arun Kumar Ray, inspector general of police, told Reuters, adding that those held were Christians.
A police officer said the two had links with the Maoist rebels. Ray said a third person had been also detained.
The violence against Christians in Orissa was followed by similar attacks in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Hindu nationalists either share power or rule outright in all the three states.
Despite posting thousands of policemen, violence has continued, especially in Kandhamal where thousands of Christians now live in government camps because their homes are destroyed or they are too fearful to return.
Police have arrested about 1000 people, mostly Hindus, in connection with the attacks in Orissa. Hindu groups deny their involvement in the violence, which have been condemned by Pope Benedict. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called it a "national shame".
Source: Reuters India
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Sanja, Belgium
09 Oct 2008, 15:36
The PM, who is a national shame himself and is the Rasool Allah in this age, felt ashamed when leaders abroad questioned him about the violence. A real proud PM of India would have held a sermon on Christian agression (through NGO's) worldwide and in India and the devastating consequences it has on society. But present PM, instead of being a fighter for the Hindus like the 10 Gurus of his faith, has become the fighter for the Mughals, thus denying the 10 Gurus and his own faith. And insulting the majority community of his country!
Besides, he refuses to take respnsability as PM and leaves all matters in the hands of Sonia Gandhi-Maino to decide. A national shame indeed!
bhagavaan daas, Canada
09 Oct 2008, 20:35
1)do not kill poor converted Hindu - Christians . kill those who are converting them by luring,force,and deceitful-ways ,derogatory-remarks about their-religion [ HINDU-RILIGION ].
2) Indian govt. has to stop paying grants and subsidiaries to MUSLIMS , mosques , CHRISTIANS and churches.
3)Hindu-temples-money Indian-govt.should not give to mosques and churches but spend on Hindu-temples where it rightfully belongs to , to strengthen and to unite Hindus to fight ISLAMIC-TERRORISM and conversion to CHRISTIANITY and to ISLAM.
4) all these problems are created by INDIAN-GOVT.BY PEMPERING MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS by giving too-many grants and subsidiaries FOR THEIR VOTE-BANK.
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