Author: NT Bureau
Publication: Newstodaynet.com
Date: April 23, 2004
Gate-crashing into a function is
a common phenomenon. But have you heard about the reverse of it: Including
popular persons in the guest list of a function without their consent?
Well, the organisers of a function
got up by a group of Christian missionaries who have been going around
propagating utter falsehoods as 'historical truths' have done just that.
This group of self-styled 'secular
thinkers' has been going to town with ridiculous theories like Lord Siva
is a manifestation of Jesus Christ. This group, claiming that it has done
lot of research on the history of 'Dravidian religion', has also held several
meetings and lectures on the subject saying that Hindu religion is an off-shoot
of Christianity after Saint Thomas started propagating it here.
These self-anointed historians are
holding a silent prayer meeting in Mylapore tomorrow. The invitation card,
for the prayer meeting at Thiruvallur temple, says that several Vaishnava
scholars, led by Sriperumpudur Varada Ethiraja Jeeyar, will address the
meeting.
As it happens, none of these Vaishnava
scholars know about this meeting and nor have been reached for participating
in it. 'They have included the Jeeyar's name and others probably for some
publicity. They have not sought permission before including Jeeyar's name
in the invite,' sources in the Maha Jana Sabha after speaking to Jeeyar
today said.
Other Vaishanav scholars whose names
figure in the list also feel that their names figure in the invite just
to give credibility to an otherwise dubious function. 'There is an ulterior
motive to all of these. This is all part of the missionary activities,'
Hindu Maha Jana Sabha sources added.
Others who are slated to address
the meeting (according to the invite) are Lawrence Pius, Rev John Deva
Sagayam, Ezra Sargunum and R Victor Dharmaraj.
The organisers of this programme
recently created a kerfuffle in the city through posters pasted at prominent
places that claimed Christianity is the original Hinduism. But now they
have gone one step ahead: They have gate-crashed a party on unsuspecting
souls.
