Christian missionaries belonging to the Apostolic Christitian Church who were indulging in proselytization near a temple at a village in Kanchipuram were driven away by residents and members of the Hindu Munnani.
Over 50 individuals associated with the Apostolic Christian Church in the Purisai region of Kanchipuram District were observed going from house to house, distributing pamphlets, and actively involved in conversion activities. Members of the Hindu Munani, along with local residents, collectively thwarted the group of individuals who were attempting to convert the village.
காஞ்சிபுரம் அருகே ஒரு ஊரையே மதமாற்றம் செய்ய முயன்ற கிருஸ்துவர்களை, பொதுமக்களை இணைத்து திருப்பியனுப்பிய இந்துமுன்னணியினர்…
காஞ்சிபுரம் மாவட்டம், வாலாஜாபாத் ஒன்றியம், புரிசை பகுதியில் 50 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட அப்போஸ்தல கிருஸ்துவ சபையை சேர்ந்த நபர்கள், வீடு வீடாக சென்று துண்டு… pic.twitter.com/Wg2hkRVn3B
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) February 14, 2024
In a video shared on social media by Hindu Munnani, the resident capturing the footage exclaimed loudly. “Sir, sir please do not do this in front of our temple. Do not do this in front of our temple. Do not do this in front of our temple! This is a temple! Doesn’t this look like a temple to you? Should we come to your church and Ayyo Amma Andavare!?”
One of the missionary man can be heard saying “Call Emmanuel” to which the resident replies “call him”
Without hesitation, the missionary man swiftly pulled out his phone to capture the incident and chuckled “How many people like you have we seen before this? to which the villagers reply “Yes this is your duty”
The missionary man further says “go and correct murderer and robbers”
An angry resident goes on to shout saying “You correct them. Who has asked you to come here? What you are doing here is wrong!”
This occurrence is not unfamiliar in Tamil Nadu. In the past, there have been numerous incidents similar to this one, where Hindu Munnani along with local residents took it upon themselves to expel missionaries involved in conversion activities.
In October 2023, Saravanan Joseph, the head of the Christian Munnani, sparked a controversy by proposing a change in the name of Chennimalai, a revered Hindu site dedicated to Lord Murugan, to ‘Yesumalai’. A massive protest by Hindu Munnani, BJP and other Hindu outfits led to his arrest.
In March 2022, there were allegations that Christian missionaries were involved in forcible conversion by setting up a prayer hall in front of a private school in Velampatti of Krishnagiri district, which was later resisted by locals and Hindu Munnani.
A Christian woman was accused of proselytization and converting people, in the Gudalur area of Theni which was thwarted by Hindu Munnani members.
An attempt to open a Christian prayer hall, ‘Grace Assembly Hall’ in front of Sakthi Kaliyamman temple in Seelanaickenpatti, Salem, was successfully stopped by the Hindu Munnani in December 2021.
Hindu Munnani plunged into action when construction of an illegal Christian prayer hall near the Sugreeswarar temple in Tirupur district came to light.
In October 2021, members belonging to the Hindu Munnani successfully stopped proselytization attempts by Christian missionaries at a village in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.
In the district of Kanchipuram in May 2023, the Hindu Munnani successfully intervened in a reported Love Jihad incident near Uthiramerur. The individual at the center of the incident was Selvi, an 18-year-old who had recently completed her schooling. She had been enticed by a Muslim man named Imran and had been pressuring her to convert and marry him. Under the name Asma Fathima, her Muslim marriage (nikkah) was scheduled for June 1, 2023. The victim herself provided a written statement, revealing that Imran had used persuasive tactics and coercion to compel her into the marriage and disclosed that her name was changed to Asma Fathima without her family’s consent.
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