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FCRA license of Christian missionary organization ‘Harvest India’ suspended

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) suspended the FCRA license of Christian missionary organization ‘Harvest India’ on September 29, 2021.

Legal Rights Protection Forum (LRPF), an NGO watchdog which has constantly been reporting on illegal activities of foreign funded NGOs had filed multiple complaints ‘Harvest India’ and its chief functionary Suresh Kumar, for indulging in proselytization activities and violating FCRA laws.

Recently, the Hyderabad-based legal activism organization had written to the MHA seeking action against Harvest India and Kattera Suresh Kumar, for collecting foreign funds through fraudulent misrepresentation.

It has been reported that Harvest India has established more than 1500 ‘community centres’ all over the country for proselytizing purposes. In addition to this there are over 1500 to 2000 pastors working in the organization as well as in various other places undercover.

The organization had conducted events called ‘crusades’ to induct new members to their religion as well as train religious preachers for this purpose. The complaint by LRPF questioned how an organization that was supposed to be a not for profit body could gain so much money for missionary activities. In addition to this, Harvest India has not shown any records of utilisation of FCRA funds for paying the pastors or the maintenance of churches.

Harvest India had received crores of amount from Foreign Church organizations for Christian religious activities, preacher and priest training programs and other Christian religious functions.

It was also found that the committee that runs the organization comprised of people who are non citizens of India. Notably, many of these people came here on visa and violated the Indian visa rules by engaging in proselytizing activities.

In the 1st week of September, LRPF and the SC ST Rights Forum had written to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes seeking action against Suresh Kumar for misusing benefits meant for Scheduled Caste.

Multiple complaints have been filed by a woman belonging to SC community and resident of Kollipara in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur District, alleging that Christian Bishop Kattera Suresh Kumar is holding a Scheduled Caste certificate to avail reservation benefits despite being a Christian Bishop, maintaining a big church, running several Bible colleges and awarding Christian theology degree through a large evangelical organization namely Harvest India.

Suresh Kumar and his wife also run a big Church named King’s Temple. As per their tax returns filed with US IRS, they run 10 Bible Colleges. Following this, an enquiry was ordered by the District Collector.

In addition to this, Suresh Kumar is known for his rabid hate speech against Hindus. In the video above he says, “Right now, we are under Hindu rule. Our Prime Minister, he is a bad guy. He doesn’t want any Christians in India. He wants to make India as only Hindu country. So many pastors killed in last 5 years. Many missionaries, they send them out. There is unrest, turmoil. Pastors are killing, Churches are burning. The government is not doing anything. Brutal mentality, we are struggling. We do not know what is going happen tomorrow to Christianity in India, to Church in India but I am believing powerful god on our side. Next year we have election, please pray. I don’t want this party to come back. This guy is doing so much bad for Christianity”.

“I shared about the nation of India. Pastors are beaten, churches are burning. 5 years churches are struggling. Hindu militants posting videos in social media – husband and wife pastors stripped naked, made to walk naked just for bearing the cross of Jesus Christ.” he says.

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