Why Maoists never attack churches in Chhattisgarh? RSS leader asks

[Marxist]

according to former IB chief
The Maoists are unlikely to harm Menon because he is a Christian, the intelligence guru felt.

Speaking on condition that he would not be identified by name for this report, the former IB chief claimed, "Maoism is a political movement and the Maoists can be as opportunistic as the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), the Congress and other political parties."

"In the tribal areas of India," he explained, "lots of young tribals are converting to Christianity for their personal growth and their family's welfare. The Maoists would never like to be unpopular among this core constituency." (Former IB chief: Maoists won't hurt collector - Rediff.com India News )

and in return Church openly support the maoist movement

In the interview published in the May 6 edition of Sathyadeepam(2010), a Catholic weekly published from Kochi, the Bishop admits that the Maoists are sympathetic to the Church and are supporting the priests in carrying out their missionary activities. “…There are some honest people who are really working for justice. They are working against greed for money and power…,” he says. He also says that Maoists do not attack the priests because “Christians are serving the poor and are working for getting justice to the poor.”
HaindavaKeralam.com - Jharkhand Bishop backs Maoist cause (original Daily pioneer link is not working ,so posted HVK link)

 

[SanjeevaniButi]

Maoists follow religion now? Since when? I never heard maoists attacking Buddhist temples, gurdwaras or any religious places either?.

They attack govt and development symbols.

10 hurt as Maoists attack Pashupati temple staff - IBNLive

Three Maoists killed by tribals in Visakhapatnam : India, News - India Today

.....According to preliminary reports, four Maoists went into the interior forest area of Chintapalli mandal in Visakhapatnam last evening and abducted two persons, including a local priest (Hindu). .....

 

[Rangila]

according to former IB chief Sheela Bhatt

Former IB chief?

She was a journalist working for Rediff.com
Now she is with Indian Express.
Former IB chief?
What year?

 

[danger007]

10 hurt as Maoists attack Pashupati temple staff - IBNLive

Three Maoists killed by tribals in Visakhapatnam : India, News - India Today

.....According to preliminary reports, four Maoists went into the interior forest area of Chintapalli mandal in Visakhapatnam last evening and abducted two persons, including a local priest (Hindu). .....

pasupathi nath temple is in Kathmandu.. and those people attacked because of Indian priest in the temple.... what you are trying to relate???

 

[Marxist]

Former IB chief?

She was a journalist working for Rediff.com
Now she is with Indian Express.
Former IB chief?
What year?

Edited it was a mistake

 

[SanjeevaniButi]

pasupathi nath temple is in Kathmandu.. and those people attacked because of Indian priest in the temple.... what you are trying to relate???

That Maoist have a history of attacking Hindu religious Institutions and KILLING Hindu religious figures.

2 priests in the temple were Indian (since the last 150 years), the total dead were 10. Why ?

Besides its not like attacks on Temples in India get News coverage. Those are only for christian churches and to some small extend mosques.

Former IB chief?

She was a journalist working for Rediff.com
Now she is with Indian Express.
Former IB chief?
What year?

She REPORTED the IB Chief saying that. Happy ?

 

[ranjeet]

Jharkhand Bishop backs Maoist cause
27/05/2010 15:00:08 VR Jayaraj | Kochi – Daily Pioneer

Even as Home Minister P Chidambaram keeps on asking the intellectuals and rights activists in the country to declare their position on the war against Maoists, a Christian Bishop in Jharkhand, one of the states hit worst by the Maoist menace, is openly justifying their cause.

Claiming that the Church and the Maoists are waging war against the same social evils, Bishop Charles Soreng, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, says in an interview, “In this (the tribals’) fight for equal opportunities and rights, the Maoists are coming to the aid of the tribals, especially in glaring cases of denial of justice and rights. That is the reason for the wider appeal that the Maoists enjoy.”

In the interview published in the May 6 edition of Sathyadeepam, a Catholic weekly published from Kochi, the Bishop admits that the Maoists are sympathetic to the Church and are supporting the priests in carrying out their missionary activities. “…There are some honest people who are really working for justice. They are working against greed for money and power…,” he says. He also says that Maoists do not attack the priests because “Christians are serving the poor and are working for getting justice to the poor.”

Bishop Soreng indirectly says that all the violence reported from the Red Corridor need not be perpetrated by the Maoists. “The real Maoists will not attack the people. There are others who loot the people in the name of Maoists,” he says but stops short of revealing the identity of these “other people”. He warns the Government that it cannot check the Maoists unless and until it paid attention to the rights and justice for the rural poor and “also take care of the problem of corruption.”

“We do not advocate violence, but the Maoists are making a point by targeting our corrupt system, which marginalizes and renders the tribals outcasts in society,” Bishop Soreng tells Sathyadeepam. He believes that the root cause of the Maoist menace is the rampant corruption in the society, especially in Jharkhand.

“Corruption has put employment out of the reach of the poor, because only those who can give hefty sums (as bribe) get a government job. The consequent high rate of unemployment among poor youth makes Maoism an attractive option for them,” the Bishop says. “Corruption and government apathy are the two main factors that have helped the Maoists to become so formidable a force,” he adds.

Agreeing with the interviewer’s suggestion that under globalization, which is allegedly thriving on some sort of greed, it is difficult for the marginalized and the poor to get justice, Bishop Soreng says that proper checks and balances should be put in place for controlling the market economy. “Unless it is controlled and made human, keeping the welfare of the citizens as topmost priority, it will jeopardize social peace,” he suggests.

Fr Stephen Alathara, spokesperson and deputy secretary general of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), said that Bishop Soreng’s opinion need not be those of the Church. “The KCBC does not hold such an opinion. These could be his personal thoughts,” he said, adding that he was yet to read the interview.

 

[Rangila]

She REPORTED the IB Chief saying that. Happy ?

The poster has admitted it as a "mistake" already.
What was the need for you to address me on his behalf?
Must you poke your nose everywhere?
Frivolous & flippant dialogue is unwelcome.

 

[SanjeevaniButi]

The poster has admitted it as a "mistake" already.
What was the need for you to address me on his behalf?
Must you poke your nose everywhere?
Frivolous & flippant dialogue is unwelcome.

Who are you to tell me "how I should behave" ?

Your flippant and Leading questions which spoke of an agenda had to be exposed with something MORE than an admission of "mistake". I am happy to do it. Too bad you could not digest it. Can't say it bothers me.

 

[Rangila]

Who are you to tell me "how I should behave" ?

Your flippant and Leading questions which spoke of an agenda had to be exposed with something MORE than an admission of "mistake". I am happy to do it. Too bad you could not digest it. Can't say it bothers me.

Some people are awesome A$$holes.
Welcome to my Ignore club.

 

[danger007]

That Maoist have a history of attacking Hindu religious Institutions and KILLING Hindu religious figures.

2 priests in the temple were Indian (since the last 150 years), the total dead were 10. Why ?

Besides its not like ttacks on Temples in India get News coverage. Those are only for christian churches and to some small extend mosques.



She REPORTED the IB Chief saying that. Happy ?

duh Nepalese got problem with Indians.. there were regular attacks on Indians...


After a week of simmering tension, violence erupted on the hallowed premises of Nepal's Pashupatinath temple Sunday as a mob, alleged to be Maoists, attacked a rally by temple helpers who were protesting the ouster of three Indian priests and the controversial appointment of two Nepalis in their place.

maoists party in nepal is political party... are you trying to say both Indian maoists and nepal maoists are same.. silly

 

[SanjeevaniButi]

Some people are awesome A$$holes.
Welcome to my Ignore club.

This from an established AAPtard ?

 

[danger007]

Who are you to tell me "how I should behave" ?

Your flippant and Leading questions which spoke of an agenda had to be exposed with something MORE than an admission of "mistake". I am happy to do it. Too bad you could not digest it. Can't say it bothers me.

oh please don't expose here... you are the one who think Both Indian and Nepalese maoists are same... trying to relate incident happened due to nationality issues... with the Rss guy statement...

 

[SanjeevaniButi]

duh Nepalese got problem with Indians.. there were regular attacks on Indians...


After a week of simmering tension, violence erupted on the hallowed premises of Nepal's Pashupatinath temple Sunday as a mob, alleged to be Maoists, attacked a rally by temple helpers who were protesting the ouster of three Indian priests and the controversial appointment of two Nepalis in their place.

maoists party in nepal is political party... are you trying to say both Indian maoists and nepal maoists are same.. silly

LOL.... How convenient.

The ONLY place Maoists could find Indians in Nepal was in the Temple ....nice logic. Nepal is CRAWLING with Indians ........ Good to see a christian like you be such a cute apologist for the Maoists when they target and kill Hindus.

oh please don't expose here... you are the one who think Both Indian and Nepalese maoists are same... trying to relate incident happened due to nationality issues... with the Rss guy statement...

Why not ? ...... it causes you Butt Hurt ?

Maoists don't have to go to a Temple to kill Indian. If they wanted to kill Indians they could have very well done so anywhere in Nepal.

 

[danger007]

LOL.... How convenient.

The ONLY place Maoists could find Indians in Nepal was in the Temple ....nice logic. Nepal is CRAWLING with Indians ........ Good to see a christian like you be such a cute apologist for the Maoists when they target and kill Hindus.



Why not ? ...... it causes you Butt Hurt ?

Maoists don't have to go to a Temple to kill Indian. If they wanted to kill Indians they could have very well done so anywhere in Nepal.

@vsdoc am talking about this.. this is how they bring religion every where.. Regardless of what am talking.

@Bang Galore @arp2041 @Star Wars @Joe Shearer @scorpionx

is there any relation between maoists attack pasupathi nath temple and the RSS guy statement?


Kathmandu: About 100 Maoist cadres on Sunday attacked the Pashupatinath temple caretakers who were protesting appointment of local priests in place of Indians, injuring 10 people in their latest assault on the shrine.
The attack came even as the ruling party activists faced flak after storming the temple earlier this week to install Nepalese priests defying a Supreme Court stay order on removal of Indian priests, who had been overseeing traditional rituals at the shrine for the past 300 years.
The local bhandaris, or temple caretakers, who vowed to launch a struggle to save the temple from "Maoist intrusion", faced the wrath of the partymen as they were set to organise a press conference, Kantipur online reported.
Around 100 Maoists attacked the bhandaris and some local devotees in the temple premises, injuring 10 people, including a member of the state-owned Nepal Television crew.