Here s Why PM Modi s Effort To Mediate In The Malankara Orthodox Church Dispute In Kerala Is Crucial
by M R Subramani - Dec 30, 2020 11:03 AM
PM Narendra Modi.
Snapshot
The Orthodox faction wants the dispute to be settled within the framework of the relevant Supreme Court order.
The Jacobite faction says that disputes, especially related to faith, cannot be resolved through endless litigation and there should be other means to find solutions.
A long-standing dispute in Kerala between Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church over the control of about 1,000 churches and properties between them has now drawn the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.