Tamil Nadu: BJP leader alleges DMK funding religious conversion events in state

Launching fresh salvos at ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu, BJP state leader Narayanan Thirupathy claimed that party was funding religious conversion activities in states, reby targeting Christian voters. He was referring to a video that is widely circulated today showing a teacher in a public school in Kanyakumari trying to convert a mir girl by forcefully convincing student to convert to Christianity by using false stories. 

BJP leader furr accused CM Stalin-led state government of being communal and added that y should be held responsible for such incidents. Addressing larger issue, Thirupathy demanded immediate stopp of such activities. tably, this is t about isolated incidents or a question of suspending teacher in question but conversions are a widespread phemen carried out on Sundays. 

Conversion activities conducted as regular affair in all classes of school: BJP leader

Narayanan Thirupathy stated, " school was trying to convert student. teacher stated conversion activities are done in all classes. DMK is funding such events," Additionally, parents of mir girl have also complained, her daughter was forced to convert by showing Christianity in good light and demeaning Hinduism.

Teacher in Kanyakumari allegedly forces student to convert to Christianity

 A teacher in a government school, identified as Beatrice Thangam has allegedly spoken ill of Hindu religion and glorified Christianity. She also spoke of religious texts of two religions, as per complaint made by parents.

In a video that is going viral, a sixth-grade student in class of Thangam confirmed  same. "She asked us to read Bible. When we told her that we are Hindus and we read Bhagwat Gita, she said Bhagwat Gita was bad and Bible teaches good values. She also told us stories from Bible," student alleged in video. 

In order to convert, girl student was also narrated a story, "She ( teacher) talked about one Christian and one satan-a Hindu in her story. One Christian and Satan were going on bike n y met with an accident after which two people resurrected dead by reading bible," student said, adding that she was also taught about cross symbol and praying after eating by kneeling down with joined hands. 

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