Dalit Christians hold protest march in southern India
Activists call for an end to discrimination and denial of key church posts for members of the marginalized community
Dalit Christian Liberation Movement leaders protest in Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese against the discrimination faced by Dalits. (Photo supplied)
Dalit Christians in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have held a protest march against discrimination faced by Dalits in 45 Catholic parishes of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese.
Protesters submitted a memorandum to parish priests on Dec. 20 and requested them to forward it to Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, India's apostolic nuncio.
"The memorandum contains Dalit Christians' long-standing common demand for equal rights for all,” M. Mary John, president of the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM), told UCA News.