The Hindu Munnani has strongly condemned the Christian religious proselytization that happened at Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital, alleging attempts to convert patients by promoting the idea that “Jesus will cure your illness.”
The Hindu rights group expressed concerns that such actions are not only breaching the trust in the institution but could also incite religious tensions in the area. They have called for legal action to be taken against those responsible for such activities within the hospital premises.
This condemnation comes after a Christian nun visited the hospital on 1 March 2025, where she was reportedly praying for patients in the fracture treatment unit and attempting to convert them. The Hindu Munnani condemned the lack of action from the administration to stop such proselytization attempts. They warned that if no action is taken, they would launch a campaign promoting Hinduism within the hospital to encourage the speedy recovery of patients.
In a social media post, the Hindu Munnani stated, “Christian Propaganda at Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital… Hindu Munnani strongly condemns. A Christian conversion campaign is currently ongoing at Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital. A few years ago, when a similar campaign took place, the medical college administration failed to act. When the Hindu Munnani attempted to propagate Hinduism, the hospital administration responded by putting up a notice stating that no preaching would be allowed within the premises. However, for the last few months after the change in the hospital dean, this notice has disappeared. Currently, Christian priests, nuns, and religious workers are regularly entering the hospital to preach to patients, claiming, ‘Jesus will cure your illness. Pray for Jesus, we are praying for you.’
The statement further added “On 01 March 2025 at 6 pm, a Christian nun prayed for conversion to the patients in the fracture treatment unit. This type of propaganda within the hospital that Jesus will save patients will not only create distrust in the medical profession and the doctors among the patients, but it also serves as a means to convert the poor, innocent Hindus seeking treatment. Moreover, it risks inciting religious conflict within the hospital and could lead to law and order issues. If the conversion campaign being carried out by Christians in the Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital is not stopped immediately, in the coming days the Hindu Munnani will go inside the Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital ward by ward and pray for the speedy recovery of the patients who are undergoing treatment there and will apply Vibhuti, Kumkum and sing devotional songs and pray for their speedy recovery of the patients. The Hindu Munnani requests the Tamil Nadu government and the Tirunelveli city police to take immediate action against the Dean of the Medical College, the resident doctor and the hospital security personnel who are watching the Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital becoming a tent for religious propaganda, and to stop the conversion campaign and protect the patients from religious conflict and law and order problems.”
நெல்லை அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனையில் கிறிஸ்தவ மதப்பிரச்சாரம்..
இந்துமுன்னணி கடும் கண்டனம்..
நெல்லை அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனையில் தற்போது மீண்டும் கிறிஸ்தவ மதமாற்ற பிரச்சாரம் தொடர்ந்து நடைபெற்று வருகிறது.
கடந்த சில வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு இதுபோல் கிறிஸ்தவ மதமாற்ற… pic.twitter.com/Hfet4R5bwI
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) March 3, 2025
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