Dalit party VCK demands a Christian President for India, says community never got opportunity
Thol Thiruvamavalavan, the VCK founder president and Member of Parliament, stated in a statement that while Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalits have all become presidents, the Christian community has never had the opportunity. He said that Christians are the third-largest religious community in the country.
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Chennai, June 24: When the ruling party, and opposition parties announced their nominees for the presidential election, the Dalit political party of Tamil Nadu, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), demanded a Christian President for India. He said that Christians have never been allowed to become the President of India.
Thol Thiruvamavalavan, the VCK founder president and Member of Parliament, stated in a statement that while Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Dalits have all become presidents, the Christian community has never had the opportunity. He said that Christians are the third-largest religious community in the country.
VCK leader and Member of Parliament, D. Ravikumar, said that a Christian would have been an apt candidate for the post of President and such a candidate would have highlighted the atrocities faced by the community across the country at the hands of Hindutva forces.
He said that just like the Muslim community is facing difficulties at the hands of the Hindutva elements in the country, the Christians are also facing a similar situation, but there is not much publicity about it.
The VCK leader said that even though he and his party wanted a Christian to be the President of India, they were supporting the common opposition candidate for President, Yashwant Sinha.
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