BCF holds education seminar, art exhibition
Mangaluru, August 19: Dubai-based Beary’s Cultural Forum (BCF) conducted an educational seminar and art exhibition at the town hall here on Sunday.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath inaugurated the programme, which was presided over by BCF president Dr BK Yusuf.
UAE London American City College director Dr Prof Kaup Mohammad conducted the vocational guidance, symposium and seminar programme. Talent Research Foundation president Riyaz Ahmed Kannur explained about the schemes and programmes related to education from state and central governments. At this moment, Khursid Yakub and Ahmed Mikdad exhibited their arts.
DCP Hanumantharaya, Talent Research Foundation founder president Abdul Rauf Puthige, Azad Group of Companies director Mansur Ahmed, Misba Women’s College principal Zahid Jaleel, BCF patron BM Mumtaz Ali, BCF students scholarship distribution committee president ME Muluru, businessman K Muhammad Haris, Abdul Majeed Suralpadi, Abdul Nasir, Lakshmi, Abdul Azeez Baikampady, BA Nazeer, Ameeruddin and, Rafeeq Mastar were present.
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Catholic Bishops' body slams Bhagwat's remarks
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on Thursday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his reported remark that Pranab Mukherjee, when he was President, had said tribals would turn "anti-national" if there is no "ghar wapsi"Catholic Bishops.'
In a statement issued here, CBCI, a body of Catholic Bishops, referred to reports which said Bhagwat, at an event on Monday, claimed that Mukherjee, while he was President had appreciated ghar wapsi and told him that had it not been for the Sangh's work on reconversion, a section of Adivasis would have turned "anti-national".The CBCI called the report "shocking".
"Fabricated personal conversation being attributed to a former president of India and its posthumous publication with the vested interest of an organization with questionable credibility raises a grave issue of national importance," the CBCI claimed.
"Is it not the violent ghar wapsi program of VHP and other similar organizations, curtailing the exercise of freedom of conscience of economically deprived tribals, the real anti-national activity?" it asked.
'Ghar wapsi' is a term used by the RSS and affiliated organisations to refer to reconversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, based on the belief that they were originally Hindus before converting to other religions.
The CBCI also questioned why Bhagwat did not speak about it while Mukherjee was alive.
"We, the 2.3 percent of Indian citizens who are Christians feel extremely hurt by such manipulated and motivated propaganda unleashed," it said.
In a post on X following the statement issued by CBCI, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said, "Speak up. This is a start!"
"Bishops body have issued a statement condemning remarks made by Dr Mohan Bhagwat and RSS for defaming the Christian community," he said.
O'Brien added that they should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi more questions, including why Christmas Day has been turned into "Good Governance Day".
The TMC leader, in a blogpost earlier this month, had said "hard questions" must be asked to the government with regards to the Christian community, including why the FCRA has been 'weaponised', and why has Manipur been 'ignored'.
