Karunanidhi condemns assault on Christians

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, APRIL 25. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, today condemned the incidents of assault on a Christian group at Mathura, the burning of Biblical literature in Agra and attack on three nuns in Haryana.

Conveying his sympathy to the affected persons on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Government and the Tamils, Mr. Karunanidhi, said in a statement that in a multi-lingual and multi-racial country like India, subjecting minority communities to such ordeals, particularly in the northern States, would disrupt communal harmony and humanism. A Catholic priest had said the attack on the three nuns was an accident and pleaded against giving a political colour to it or creating a confrontation between the minorities and Hindus. Besides arresting the persons responsible for the assault on the Chrisitian group, the U.P. Chief Minister had also ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident.

Apart from taking precautionary steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents, people should remember that it was everyone's duty to afford due protection to minorities and extend help.

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