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Communal mischief

 

The unbiased editorial “Tackling communal mischief in Orissa” (Dec. 31) is an excellent analysis, with facts and figures, of the origin and spread of communal violence in Orissa particularly during the Christmas season. Christianity does not believe in forced conversions. As rightly pointed out, the communal outfits are targeting the religious freedom guaranteed under the Constitution. The VHP is intolerant of the peaceful work being done by the minorities in Orissa.

J. Eden Alexander,

Thanjavur

 

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The attack on churches, prayer houses and Christian schools in Orissa is most barbaric and deserves condemnation in strongest terms. The attacks are a clear manifestation of the growing tendency to keep the minority community insecure. The State government should lose no time in identifying the culprits, and should take immediate steps to bring them to book.

 

S.R. Krishnamurthy,

Thanjavur

 

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The editorial says Bajrang Dal activists burnt to death Australian missionary Graham Staines. The Justice D.P. Wadhwa Commission which probed the killing ruled out in its report the involvement of any organisation. Not a single person convicted for the murder was a member of the Bajrang Dal.

 

Manmath Deshpande,

Nagpur