2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka
The 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka refer to the wave of attacks directed against Christian churches and prayer halls in the Indian city of Mangalore and the surrounding area of southern Karnataka in September and October 2008 by Hindu extrimist organisations, Bajrang Dal and the Sri Ram Sena. The attacks were widely perceived by Christians in southern Karnataka to be punishment from right-wing Hindu nationalist organisations because they had been outspoken about Christian persecution in Orissa, after the assassination of Hindu monk Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati allegedly by local christian community and also because the New Life Fellowship Trust (NLFT), a non-denominational Christian Church, was alleged by Bajrang Dal to be responsible for forced conversions of Hindus to
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2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka
The 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka refer to the wave of attacks directed against Christian churches and prayer halls in the Indian city of Mangalore and the surrounding area of southern Karnataka in September and October 2008 by Hindu extrimist organisations, Bajrang Dal and the Sri Ram Sena. The attacks were widely perceived by Christians in southern Karnataka to be punishment from right-wing Hindu nationalist organisations because they had been outspoken about Christian persecution in Orissa, after the assassination of Hindu monk Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati allegedly by local christian community and also because the New Life Fellowship Trust (NLFT), a non-denominational Christian Church, was alleged by Bajrang Dal to be responsible for forced conversions of Hindus to
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Districts affected by the attacks.
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"After my government come into ...... ident should not occur again."
"Historically, Dakshina Kannad ...... community had been attacked."
"The church and the entire Chr ...... use of Christ and Christians."
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— Extract from the Saldanha Co ...... the Dakshina Kannada district.
—Archbishop of Bangalore Archd ...... is outrage to B.S. Yeddyurappa
—Statement by B. S. Yeddyurappa
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The 2008 attacks on Christians ...... orced conversions of Hindus to
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2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka
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