Hindu Munnani demands ban on conversions

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI, JUNE 3. The Hindu Munnani will urge the State Government to impose a ban on conversions and streamline the admissions to teacher training institutes, the general secretary, Mr. S.S. Jayaraj, today said.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the third State conference would he held here on June 30, with the theme being `conversion, a national threat'.

The Government should ban conversions as in Arunachal Pradesh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. Certain anti- national forces, under the pretext of protecting the interests of minorities and Dalits, were fomenting caste differences among the people and subsequently force them into conversion.

Mr. Jayaraj said the Christians owned 41 of the 75 teacher training institutes in the State. The Hindus should be allowed to establish educational institutions on a par with the minorities. The Government should make admissions to teacher training institutes adopting a procedure similar to that of professional courses.

The Hindu Munnani would continue its efforts to light the `Karthigai Deepam' atop the Tiruparankundram hill temple as permitted by the court.

The Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, would be invited to participate in the meet, which will be attended by the Union Ministers, Ms. Uma Bharathi, and Mr. Pon. Radhakrishnan.

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