Global Council of Indian Christians

To
Shri. Naveen Patnaik
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Orissa,
Bubaneshwar.
Orissa.

Dear and respected Sir,

Subject: Appeal for Emergent Measures to End Violence against Christians in Kandhamal District in Your State.

It is with great sorrow that we wish to approach you Sir, with a fervent appeal for your kind intervention and concerted efforts to put an end to the ongoing violence against the innocent Christians of Kandhamal, one of the districts of your state, which is being unfortunately perceived the world over as a Christian baiting spot in India. Apart from all the Christian baiting in every possible way, both by the anti-Christian forces and their bed-fellows in your government, three brutal murders have been committed in the course of this year alone. The very recent being the chilling murder of Rabindra Parichha, who had been working as a legal activist, on 15th December 2011, at Bhanjanagar in Ganjam District.  read more »

MIDIAKIA-29TH JULY-
Minoketan (MIchael) Nayak of village Midiakia-Kutipada
(Baliguda, Kandhamal) was a pastor belonging to the Kandhamal Union of
Baptist Churches. He was also a leader of christian community. He was
about 40 years of age.  read more »

RAIRAKHOL: A Dalit labourer Kapil Hans of Gobindpur village under Tribanpur gram panchayat of Rairakhol block reportedly died of starvation on Tuesday night.
He is survived by his 60- year-old wife Chanchala and two married daughters.
Sources said for the last one week, Kapil was ailing reportedly from malnutrition and starvation and was bedridden.  read more »

Jul 23, 2011,
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging that he was denied food along with others at an official meeting due to "caste discrimination", the ruling BJD MLA Kashinath Mallik today sought intervention of Orissa assembly speaker. Mallik, who represented Daspall in the assembly, met the speaker Pradip Kumar Amat and drew his attention towards the discrimination.  read more »

Bhubaneswar

Missionary Paul from Word of Grace Fellowship face continuous threat and humiliation from Hindutva brigde in Lathikata Village,Banapur(PS) of Nayagarh district of Orissa state for the Past one month.
On July 14th a highly motivated self styled Village committee summoned, the three christian families in-front of the fifty plus agitated Parivar members and demanded them to abandon Christ and Christian faith or face social -boycott.  read more »

ttp://www.asianews.it/news-en/Orissa:-Christian-pogrom-victims-endure-violence,-and-denial-of-justice-21804.html
Orissa: Christian pogrom victims endure violence, and denial of justice
(Nirmala Carvalho contributed to the article)  read more »