Can We Have Our Village Back? Villagers Up In Arms Against Evangelist Group Taking Over Village's Identity
by Swarajya Staff - Feb 15, 2021 06:44 AM
(Paul Dhinakaran, photo by Jesus Calls)
Residents of Nallur Vayal, a scenic village on the outskirts of Coimbatore are up in arms against their village being referred to as Karunya Nagar, in reference to a notorious Christian evangelist group's presence in the locality.
The Hindu's reporter cited one M Devarajan, head of 'Nallur Vayal Pathugappu Kuzhu' (Nallur Vayal Protection Group), as saying that government records and institutions such as the police, banks, post offices had begun referring to the area as Karunya Nagar.