A new exercise towards building bridges with Christian community
Senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar with US Archbishop and other Christian religious leaders at the International Christmas Celebration program at Hotel ITC Mourya at New Delhi.
New Delhi, Dec 22: The participation of top RSS leader Indresh Kumar in the International Christmas celebration program jointly organized by the Global Anglican Future Conference and Anglican Bishops Council of India on Dec 22nd at Hotel ITC Mourya is seen as an event that could have far reaching impact on the political, religious and social scenario in the coming days.
The American Archbishop Robert Gosselin was conspicuous by his presence and shared the dais with Indresh Kumar and his admiration for India and the Modi Government spoke a lot about the change in the approach of the Christian community at the global level towards the BJP government, the RSS and its idea of nationalism.
He also showered praise on the Indian doctors, engineers, IT professionals who are contributing in building the American economy.
A new script is being drafted as it was seen for the first time the coming together of Christian community and the RSS for hours at a program and exchanged thoughts besides giving a clear and loud message.
Indresh Kumar appealed to the Christian community and religious leaders to desist from religious bigotry and fundamentalism and conversion and join in the efforts to make India a ‘Word Teacher’ (Vishwa Guru).
He said that no religion preachers hatred and animosity towards the other religion. Issues can be sorted across the table, he said exuding confidence that India alone has the capacity and capability to lead the world to progress, peace, and brotherhood. He reiterated that India had been Vishwa Guru and will once again adore that position soon.
Besides Goa, there are sizeable Christian voters in states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the Northeastern States. Prime Minister Modi has set a target to reach out to 5 crore minority voters before the 2014 elections.
The exercise Indresh Kumar is engaged with is aimed at creating cordial relations with the minority communities. With the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) he has already convinced a good number of Muslim voters in favor of the RSS and the BJP or at least blunted the edge of their animosity towards the BJP and Modi government.
