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CHENNAI: The state government on Tuesday reached out to religious leaders, seeking their cooperation to bring down the surge in Covid-19 cases. The government banned religious congregations and temple festivals from April10 and announced total lockdown on Sundays.
The leaders of various congregations had a separate meeting with chief secretary and officials, after being invited by the administration for their views on the Covid guidelines in places of worship. “We wind up the evening prayer by 9.30pm to abide by the night curfew orders.. The government should not impose further restrictions beside the Sunday total lockdown,” Tamil Nadu Jammathul Ulama Sabai state secretary Anwar Badhusha Ulavi said.TN chief khazi Salavudeen Mohammed Ayub also took part in the meeting convened by chief secretary Rajeev Ranjan at the Secretariat.
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.