Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala at Mar Thoma church headquarteres / Photo: Mathrubhumi News
Thiruvalla: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy visited Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church headquarters here on Thursday. The Congress leaders held talks with the church head Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan seeking support in the upcoming assembly polls.
On the other day, the two leaders had visited the Orthodox church headquarters.
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church is a crucial group in Pathanamthitta district. During the local body polls, the church had differences of opinion with the UDF. A dispute had broken out over the representation in district panchayat.
Communist chief meets Christian leaders over feud in Indian state
Kerala government aims for a peaceful compromise to a dispute between Orthodox and Jacobite factions
A Mass in the Orthodox Syrian Church of Kerala. A factional fight continues between them and the rival Jacobite Church, forcing the state s communist chief minister to seek the suggestion of other Christian churches to end the century-old dispute. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Kerala s communist chief minister has sought suggestions from heads of Christian denominations to find peace among two warring factions of Christians in the southern Indian state.
Pinarayi Vijayan met Catholic, Protestant, Mar Thoma and Chaldean Church leaders to find a democratic settlement to the century-old dispute between Orthodox and Jacobite factions.