PUDUCHERRY: The Eraiyur incident, where the Dalits were ostracised, is still fresh in the memory of the Dalit Christians.After the incident, both caste Christians and Dalits were allowed to use the common path to the church and cemetery.There was also a call for a separate church for the Dalits, but during all these developments, the Archbishop never met and interacted with our community, alleged the Dalit Christian Confederation of Vadalur(DCC) during a press meet in Puducherry.They also alleged that despite being a part of the Christian faith for the past 25 years, the Dalit Christians continued to be treated as second class citizens.
The state president of DCC, M S Raj, said that Ananda Rayar, Arch Bishop of Puducherry, failed to resolve the problem that arose recently. “If our problems are not addressed by August 15, we will be forced to conduct agitation,” he added.If everything failed, they would be forced to return to the parent religion that they hailed from, he said.To date, no Dalit Christian was allowed to take up covetous jobs like minister, MP, M L A, IAS, IPS, doctors, engineers etc. We have been deliberately deprived of these benefits, he said.
Source: Neindpress.com
No comments:
Post a Comment