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At the breakfast on Vishu Day, BJP’s Kerala prabhari Prakash Javadekar called it part of the series of meetings launched by the prime minister extending love to all sections.
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Bishops Geevarghese Mar Yulios, the metropolitan in charge of Ahmedabad diocese, said after the meeting that the discussions were not about electoral politics but on the feud between the Orthodox and the Jacobite factions of the Malankkara church.
Mar Yulios was accompanied by Yakoob Mar Irenaios of the Kochi diocese. The duo had called on Muslim League leaders at Panakkad in January.
“The meeting was related to the nation, not politics. A verdict of the apex court of the nation has not yet been executed in Kerala. Not only that, there is a doubt now whether the state government would act against the verdict. Moreover, some people are conducting rallies and meetings to abuse the Orthodox Church. So, we are on a mission to communicate with other organisations about the truth behind the issue. The meetings with RSS as well as the League were held in this context,” said Mar Yulios.
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Kochi: Orthodox Church Metropolitans held discussions with RSS joint general secretary Manmohan Vaidya here on Wednesday. The meeting was conducted soon after the BJP national leadership directed to attract Christian votes in Kerala.
The meeting with the metropolitans was held in the Kochi headquarters of RSS. Geevarghese Mar Yulios, the bishop who is in charge of Ahmedabad Diocese, and Yakob Mar Irenios, the bishop in charge of Kochi Diocese, attended the meeting with Manmohan Vaidya.
As per reports, the Metropolitans and RSS leader discussed about the church dispute and the politics in Kerala. It is noteworthy that the meeting took place when election is around the corner in Kerala. BJP state president K Surendran also held talks with various Church authorities.