I smirk each time I hear the words, “upper-caste” and “Dalit” Christians for obvious reasons. Now this.
Two Christians died and many more were wounded shot by police who intervened yesterday to stop clashes between Dalit Catholics and upper caste Catholics in the diocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu).
Troubles started on 7 March when a group of Dalit Christians from the Villupuram district began a hunger strike to protest discrimination in a local parish by the Vanniyar.
Three months ago Dalits from St Jabamalais Annai Church in Earyur built another church dedicated to Saghaya Madha (Our Lady of perpetual Help) and sought to have it erected as a separate parish with its own priest.
They were backed in their demands by two political groups, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Vck) and Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam (AMI). The VCK even put up posters calling for the closure of St Jabamalai and the recognition of the new parish church.
In response some 500 upper caste Christians went on a rampage on Sunday, attacking Dalits and torching over 30 huts.
Let’s assume the same thing had happened vis a vis “upper-caste” Hindus and Dalits. The media would’ve had a field day and NDTV would quickly whip together a band of frenzied intellectuals on a talk show to shove the Hinduism-is-inherently-evil theory.
In this case, the mainstream media has not as much as reported this atrocity.
Disclaimer: Not that I’ve seen this item in any paper, but publishing this in small print in a corner on page 7 doesn’t qualify as coverage.
Tags: Commentary, Media Watch, Pseudo Secularism Hall of Shame, Society & Culture
You’re right. If this incident involved Hindus rather than Christiand, Talking Head Padmasris would quite unabashedly be having orgasms live on air.
You’re right. If this incident involved Hindus rather than Christians, Talking Head Padmasris would quite unabashedly be having orgasms live on air.
I have a question to this senile Karunanidhi. If Tamil is very dear to him and that he wants Dikshidhars to chant mantras in Tamil at Chidhambaram Shiva Temple why wouldn’t he want all Mosques in Tamil Nadu to pray in Tamil instead of Arabic?
These buggers have ruined the state of Tamil Nadu since Dravidar Kalagham days. I have very intimate knowledge of how this movement took shape and turned Tamil Nadu in a Godless state. My father used to be a part of this movement in 1940’s and I know how much he regrets today at the age of 83. I tell him that they have done the damage and that it is going to take the younger generation to undo it.
SANDEEP I REQUEST YOU TO WRITE ON THIS CHIDAMBARAM INCIDENT.
Shanth…
I did not know there were ‘castes’ in Christianity!
Shanth, It seems to me that Karunanidhi has spoiled great culture of the TN for HIS political purpose. He encouraged Conversions, Evangelism, spread haterate among communities, played cheep tricks to win elections. Some day he becomes an atheist start branding RAM, on other day he bans Da Vinci Code. Very confusing to understand how does the people stand for him.
Valson Thampu is too busy in evangelical activities to get a Ph D.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/284719.html