129 persons ‘reconverted’ to Hinduism

Baripada (Orissa): As many as 129 people belonging to 27 families were "reconverted" to Hinduism at a function organised by the Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) at Chengua Mangalpur in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district yesterday, VHP sources said.

"All of them were Hindus, who had been forcibly converted to Christinity. Now they have returned to their own religion", Gouri Rath, state secretary of VHP claimed.

Those, who were "reconverted" today were all tribals including 40 women and 29 children and belonged to seven villages Bhandara, Serengisahi, Saradiha, Baghadhapa, Prasannachandrapur, Gokulachandrapur of Mayurbhanj district and Durgadevi under Balasore district.

The tribals were given new clothes and sprinkled with "holy water" amidst chanting of hymns and shrill sounds of conch shells.

Swamy Adwaitananda Brahmachari performed the rituals even as a large number of people including BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhagirathi Majhi, BJP MLA Pratap Sarangi and Sachidananda Giri, VHP secretary in charge of Mayurbhanj and Balasore Districts were present.

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