The Conference of Religious, Goa Unit, a Goa Church-affiliated body, on Monday countered the statements made by Hindu rightwing outfits in Ponda in Central Goa on Sunday that convent schools are against Hindu culture. The outfits had urged parents not to send their children to convent schools.
In a statement released on Monday, president of Conference of Religious Fr. Paul Alvares said this was false propaganda being circulated to the general public that “convent schools” are against Hindu culture.
‘Secular stand’
“The Conference of Religious, Goa Unit, under which most of the “convent schools” come, would like to clarify that we stand for secularism as enshrined in our Constitutions and through our educational institutes we promote all religions and encourage the uplift and development of all cultures,”said Fr. Alvares.
