In Mumbai, crosses vandalised at St. Michael's Church; politicians demand action

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

In Mumbai, crosses vandalised at St. Michael's Church; politicians demand action

Some media reports claimed that the CCTV footage has captured the accused who vandalised the crosses

Several crosses constructed above the graveyard at the cemetery attached to St. Michael's Church in Mumbai's Mahim were vandalised on Saturday. The desecration of the cemetery has fumed the Catholic community, while the Mumbai Police began an investigation into the matter.

Condemning the incident, Clyde Crasto, Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson, urged Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and the Mumbai Police to take “immediate cognisance” of the issue.

“This act seems like a deliberate attempt to pressurize and disturb the peace loving Catholic community in Mumbai,” Crasto tweeted.

“News of Graves and Crosses vandalized at the St. Michael's Church graveyard in Mahim, Mumbai is very disturbing. This incident happening immediately after the temporary withdrawal of land acquisition notice to St.Peter's church, Bandra raises many doubts,” he added.

The NCP leader also claimed that the desecration of graves means hurting the feelings and emotions of people who have lost their loved ones and “damaging the Cross hurts the religious sentiments of the Catholic community”.

“The perpetrators of this crime must be arrested immediately and severe action must be taken,” he said.

Vidya Chavan, another NCP leader, “strongly" condemned the damaging and desecration of the crosses and graves and urged the Shinde government for full protection of all churches and graveyards across Mumbai.

“I urge @MumbaiPolice to ensure that those responsible be arrested and strict action be taken against the culprits. It is really sad to see all this has acts have now started in a well educated Maharashtra. Hope the state government takes stern action against the perpetrators at the earliest,” she tweeted.

The incident comes even as six more persons were arrested in connection with the alleged vandalism at a church and attack on policemen in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district early this week, taking the number of those taken into custody to 11.

The church, located on the premises of a private school, in Narayanpur city was targeted on Monday during a protest against alleged religious conversion in the tribal-dominated area. The protesters also attacked Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Sadanand Kumar and five police personnel when they were trying to disperse the crowd.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/citi...oliticians-demand-action-101673084127770.html

 

[sweep_shot]

Pathetic incident but not surprising. This is Modi's India.

They seem to have issues with Christians too.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pathetic incident but not surprising. This is Modi's India.

They seem to have issues with Christians too.

Andhbhakhts have issues with everyone these days. Muslims, dalits, sikhs, christians, kashmiris etc.

 

[Sidilicious]

Andhbhakhts have issues with everyone these days. Muslims, dalits, sikhs, christians, kashmiris etc.

very soon there will be good hindus and bad hindus too.

 

[PakLFC]

Indian's and Hindu's here are still in denial. This happened because centuries back these Christians were forced to leave Hinduism! They were not even living then yet in some weird way they were still forced one way or another!. So Indian non Hindu's are compelled to believe what their forefathers did 10 centuries back or they will forever be threatened, abused or even killed.

Forcing these people to become Hindu's is not forceful conversion but a return back to their roots even if they love being Christians.

 

[KingKhanWC]

It seems the US funding to attack Christians have come through via bank transfer.

 

[PakLFC]

These Christian's were born Christian's yet they still committed the unforgivable deed of leaving Hinduism. They have to today be punished for their ancestors leaving Hinduism. Next will be the Sikh's followed by the Buddhists I suppose. Hindu's are simply jealous as to why hundred's of millions of people left their religion. That is the real issue. When a Muslim leaves Islam I respect their choice to believe or to reject the religion they were born in to.

 

[Champ_Pal]

These Christian's were born Christian's yet they still committed the unforgivable deed of leaving Hinduism. They have to today be punished for their ancestors leaving Hinduism. Next will be the Sikh's followed by the Buddhists I suppose. Hindu's are simply jealous as to why hundred's of millions of people left their religion. That is the real issue. When a Muslim leaves Islam I respect their choice to believe or to reject the religion they were born in to.

Punishment for Apostasy in Islam is what?

 

[PakLFC]

To be honest Hinduism has it's converts as well who follow various practices of the religion. These people like actress Julia Roberts happily became Hindu by choice some years back. My question to Hindu's is that why don't they tell these Hindu's to return back to their religion of birth? See the thing is insecure Hindu's only like telling people of the subcontinent that your ancestors were Hindu's 20 million years back. They are very happy and welcome white people to the faith whose ancestors were never Hindu's such is the hypocrisy of such people.

So people whose ancestors were supposedly Hindu's thousands of years back should start worshiping idols again even if they happily reject them. Those whose ancestors were never Hindu but became followers should not return to their original religion. These people are mentally sick and do not have the ability to think.

 

[PakLFC]

Punishment for Apostasy in Islam is what?

Letting them live as long as they do not insult Islam.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Punish the vandalizers severely. If they are so concerned about people tribals Hindu fold, then they should hold a counter meeting close to the Conversion area and preach why they should not leave Hinduism. Resorting to violence means they lost the debate.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Letting them live as long as they do not insult Islam.

Can preach their new faith? None of the Arab countries lets other faiths to propagate their religion in Arab lands.

 

[PakLFC]

Can preach their new faith? None of the Arab countries lets other faiths to propagate their religion in Arab lands.

Don't judge Islam by what the Arab's do. These people treat everyone like dirt i mean just look at how they treat the labourer's of the subcontinent who work in the Gulf. Yes in classical Islam non Muslim's may preach their faith. There are thousands of churches in Pak.

 

[PakLFC]

Arab's even treat non Arab Muslim's like garbage. Khaleeji Arab's in particular are the cruelest people in the world. That being the case one should never accept any respect for human rights from these people. Even their wealthy princesses try to escape their palaces for the west such is the oppression.

 

[SalimBhai]

Don't judge Islam by what the Arab's do. These people treat everyone like dirt i mean just look at how they treat the labourer's of the subcontinent who work in the Gulf. Yes in classical Islam non Muslim's may preach their faith. There are thousands of churches in Pak.

Not true. You can’t leave islam and once you leave islam you can’t preach your new faith.

 

[PakLFC]

Not true. You can’t leave islam and once you leave islam you can’t preach your new faith.

What I am saying is very true. You are speaking of the Islam preached by the Taliban. There are many ex Muslim's.

 

[MP2011]

very soon there will be good hindus and bad hindus too.

I think this segregation is already there, for years now.

Aren't Hindus too asked to go to Pakistan when deemed anti nationals by bhakts if they don't tow the official line?

 

[cricketjoshila]

very soon there will be good hindus and bad hindus too.

Sitting in a foreign country you can run your mouth like this and wish ill upon my people despite hindus not being involved in this incident.

The Mumbai police Sunday arrested Kalamboli resident Dawood Ansari, 22, for allegedly vandalising several crosses at a cemetery attached to St Michael’s Church in Mahim on Saturday. The police had earlier registered an FIR in the matter and were looking for the accused.

https://indianexpress.com/article/c...dalising-crosses-mahim-cemetery-8369047/lite/

 

[cricketjoshila]

Some posters are increasingly using PP as a means to disseminate propoganda against Hindus, Indians, Indian government etc. Their hate for the current democratically elected government of India has transformed into hate for hindus, India and Indians

 

[IndoorCricket]

Sitting in a foreign country you can run your mouth like this and wish ill upon my people despite hindus not being involved in this incident.

The Mumbai police Sunday arrested Kalamboli resident Dawood Ansari, 22, for allegedly vandalising several crosses at a cemetery attached to St Michael’s Church in Mahim on Saturday. The police had earlier registered an FIR in the matter and were looking for the accused.

https://indianexpress.com/article/c...dalising-crosses-mahim-cemetery-8369047/lite/

Everyone jumped the gun to call it as something done by Hindu. Hinduphobia is real and this thread is proof for this.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Everyone jumped the gun to call it as something done by Hindu. Hinduphobia is real and this thread is proof for this.

Modi's ascent to power has unmasked the hindumisia of people. Esp the so called leftist liberals.

 

[SalimBhai]

Letting them live as long as they do not insult Islam.

No basically death

 

[Champ_Pal]

Don't judge Islam by what the Arab's do. These people treat everyone like dirt i mean just look at how they treat the labourer's of the subcontinent who work in the Gulf. Yes in classical Islam non Muslim's may preach their faith. There are thousands of churches in Pak.

So Arabs and Taliban are following some made up stuff. Not true Islam. That is half of the world's Muslim population.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Modi's ascent to power has unmasked the hindumisia of people. Esp the so called leftist liberals.

That is hardly surprising since Modi himself has used Hindu religion as a rallying cry, and has appointed hardliners like Yogi Adithyanath as his anti-Muslim mouthpiece.

 

[MP2011]

very soon there will be good hindus and bad hindus too.

See how your harmless comment jolted the andhbhakts!

 

[PakLFC]

So Arabs and Taliban are following some made up stuff. Not true Islam. That is half of the world's Muslim population.

Half of the world's Muslim's what? Yes Arab's follow anything but Islam. They are too much into wordly affairs, making money and such things. The Taliban are all about power and control.

 

[PakLFC]

No basically death

No not at all. Just respect the feelings of Muslim people. How can Islam encourage murder when it insists "killing one person is like killing entire humanity"?