VHP re-converts 30 SC Christians in Kerala

December 21, 2014 18:25

Amid raging controversy over conversion in the country, a batch of 30 persons belonging to eight families of Scheduled Caste Christians were re-coverted to Hinduism under the auspices of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in the district today.

The ritual of 'home-coming', organised by district wing ofVHP, was held at a local temple at Kanichanallor.

VHP leader Prathap G Padikkal, who arranged the functon,told PTI that the families "expressed their desire to comeback to Hinduism" and VHP "only facilitated the return".

He said their ancestors had converted to Christianity somedecades ago. Another 150 families in the district have expressed their wish to embrace Hindusiam and VHP would arrange their 'homecoming' also, he said.

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