#ConversionRow: Furore over 'conversion' of Muslims in India
- 5 years ago
In a controversial ceremony, Bajrang Dal and Dharam Jagran Samanvay Vibhagh, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), converted over 200 people from 57 Muslim families into Hinduism. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is the ideological mentor of the ruling-BJP.
The ceremony saw chanting of priests while the converts, wearing skull caps, performed havan (offering in fire). After the ceremony, vermilion dots were applied on their foreheads. Saffron flags were proudly displayed at the event.
The groups that performed the mass conversions claim that the families were originally Hindu and converted to Islam around 30 years ago.
"About 30 years ago, their forefathers had converted to Islam. Now they realise their interests are protected by Hindu religion so they have returned," said Ajju Chauhan, a Bajrang Dal activist.
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The ceremony saw chanting of priests while the converts, wearing skull caps, performed havan (offering in fire). After the ceremony, vermilion dots were applied on their foreheads. Saffron flags were proudly displayed at the event.
The groups that performed the mass conversions claim that the families were originally Hindu and converted to Islam around 30 years ago.
"About 30 years ago, their forefathers had converted to Islam. Now they realise their interests are protected by Hindu religion so they have returned," said Ajju Chauhan, a Bajrang Dal activist.
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