Alistair Scrutton; 14/10/08
Asked when he thought attacks by Hindu mobs against Christians would end in Cutttack, a remote part of eastern India, local Christian leader Ranjit Nayak replied immediately, and with a resigned smile. “March,” Nayak said, referring to a general election due in early 2009. “This is all totally politically motivated.” Like many Christians, human rights groups and government ministers, Nayak suspected hard-line Hindu groups of organizing these attacks in Orissa state, trying to win political support among Hindus over long-standing tensions with missionaries. From attacks on Christians to suspected Islamist bombings, communal politics is back on the agenda across India, to challenge an embattled secular-leaning government as its gears up for an election against a Hindu-nationalist opposition in 2009.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=115444&d=14&m=10&y=2008
Tags: Christianity, India, Religion