BJP came to power like
slaves and now they want to be the masters of Indians who have not given their
mandate to BJP to act like masters. Introducing legislations and moves which
were not in their election manifesto is an act of Hitlerism and not of
democratically elected government. The current move of BJP to bring back the
converted people to Hinduism is an act of “Dadagiri”. People in India have not voted BJP to power
to see this type of Dadagiri.
I am a Christian and
proud to be so. My ancestors most
probably were Hindus but I feel those who converted my ancestors to
Christianity deserve appreciation. Most
of the Hindus converted to Christianity were of lower strata of the Hindu
society that treated them very shabbily.
Caste wise their status was low because of this status they were denied
many privileges in Hinduism. They were
as Hindus not accepted as full fledged human beings in Hinduism but once in
Christian fold they were allotted all the previlleges of egalitarian
Christianity though in certain Christian pockets some of them on silly grounds
against Christian doctrine were denied full Christian rights.
Because of the
discriminatory Hindu system, Ambedkar
revolted against caste oriented Hinduism and along with lakhs of his followers
jumped into egalitarian Buddhism.
Because of caste based discriminatory system in Hinduism a huge number
of Nadar Christians got converted to
Christianity from caste oriented Hinduism that treated them like slaves.
Because of the equality and brotherhood principle, Christians are more
homogenous entity while Hindus are more devided among them. Because of this equality in Christianity the
converted Christians are treated as true human beings mainly in their religious
places and in society as well. The tag
of lowliness because of their low caste status is eradicated from their collar
once the low caste Hindus are converted. In view of this, I don’t think any
converted Christian especially the low caste will ever think to return
spontaneously to his originality unless he is tricked with false promises or
coerced into submission.
Those who are
organizing “Ghar Wapsi” must tell what caste status they will allot to the
returnees to originality or re-convertees.
Ghar Wapsi system indicates the fear in fanatic Hindus, they are afraid
that their brand of Hinduism is dwindling in India. Even Mahatma Gandhi indicated this fear in
him when he said “If Christianity or Islam uprooted from Inndia, it will still
flourish elsewhere but if Hinduism is uprooted from India, it will disappear
from this planet”. But to protect it
Gandhiji never prescribed the Ghar Wapsi solution as fanatic BJP men are prescribing.
If centuries back my ancestors were converted to Christianity I am not to be
blamed for this conversion but I am very comfortable in Christianity. And if I am allowed to say something more,
Christianity is the only solution to end the religious discrimination existing
in some religions.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel: 7507394349.
