Religious Conversion In Kerala

'The Kerala Story', which puts spotlight on forced conversion & radicalisation of women in the state, has sparked a row. Amid protests, petitions challenging the film's release reached Supreme Court. The court has refused to intervene in the matter.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on release of the movie "The Kerala Story" on grounds that its a "worst kind of hate speech" and an "audio-visual propaganda".

An array of promises from legislations for Sabarimala and against religious conversion, employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high-school students, among others, have been listed in the poll manifesto of the BJP-led NDA for Kerala assembly elections, released by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Left front government in Kerala for not taking any constructive steps to stop religious conversion by marriage, which he called "love jihad", in the state.

Hadiya's is not a case of love jihad, asserted activist Rahul Eashwar today, welcoming the Supreme Court's order that the Kerala woman, whose marriage was annulled by the High Court, appear before judges next month and give testimony in open court.

For 14 years of his life, 30-year-old M Selvan was known by the name Paul Joseph. On his conversion to Christianity 16 years ago, he was asked to change his name. His mother and his wife who converted along with him, had followed suit.

Eleven persons from three more families converted to Hinduism today in Kerala's Alappuzha district under the initiative of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or VHP. This is the second instance of conversion within a week in the district. On Sunday, 30 people from 11 families had undergone religious conversion.

The Kerala government has ordered a probe into the religious conversion of eight families in Alappuzha under the auspices of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or VHP.

Kerala BJP today sought discontinuation of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report which has recommended inclusion to convert Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims in the list of Scheduled Castes.

Observing that there are indications of "forceful" religious conversions under the guise of "love" in Kerala, the state high court on Wednesday suggested the government to consider enacting a law to prohibit such "deceptive" acts.

'The Kerala Story', which puts spotlight on forced conversion & radicalisation of women in the state, has sparked a row. Amid protests, petitions challenging the film's release reached Supreme Court. The court has refused to intervene in the matter.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on release of the movie "The Kerala Story" on grounds that its a "worst kind of hate speech" and an "audio-visual propaganda".

An array of promises from legislations for Sabarimala and against religious conversion, employment for at least one person from each family and free laptops to high-school students, among others, have been listed in the poll manifesto of the BJP-led NDA for Kerala assembly elections, released by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the Left front government in Kerala for not taking any constructive steps to stop religious conversion by marriage, which he called "love jihad", in the state.

Hadiya's is not a case of love jihad, asserted activist Rahul Eashwar today, welcoming the Supreme Court's order that the Kerala woman, whose marriage was annulled by the High Court, appear before judges next month and give testimony in open court.

For 14 years of his life, 30-year-old M Selvan was known by the name Paul Joseph. On his conversion to Christianity 16 years ago, he was asked to change his name. His mother and his wife who converted along with him, had followed suit.

Eleven persons from three more families converted to Hinduism today in Kerala's Alappuzha district under the initiative of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or VHP. This is the second instance of conversion within a week in the district. On Sunday, 30 people from 11 families had undergone religious conversion.

The Kerala government has ordered a probe into the religious conversion of eight families in Alappuzha under the auspices of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or VHP.

Kerala BJP today sought discontinuation of the Ranganath Mishra Commission report which has recommended inclusion to convert Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims in the list of Scheduled Castes.

Observing that there are indications of "forceful" religious conversions under the guise of "love" in Kerala, the state high court on Wednesday suggested the government to consider enacting a law to prohibit such "deceptive" acts.