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Protest to condemn Orissa violence

CHENNAI: Chennai Churches Fraternity held a prayer meeting to protest the violence in Orissa and expressed their solidarity with those affected by violence in the State, here on Sunday. Reiterating their faith in non-violence, the church leaders urged the Union government to take necessary action to save innocent lives.

“The development in Orissa is a form of terrorism. The government should take measures to curb this evil and provide relief and rehabilitation to the victims of violence in Orissa,” said Arch Bishop of Madras, Mylapore A.M. Chinnappa. The church leaders requested the Centre to ban communal organisations that resort to violence against innocent people. They also demanded the government to formulate a national policy on ways to curb organised violence against minorities in the country.

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