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DPI, CPM protest against CSI Bishop
Madurai Tamil Nadu | December 14, 2005 6:43:03 PM IST


<b>The Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) and the Christian Progressive
Movement (CPM) today organised a massive protest against the anti-Dalit
policies of the Church of South India (CSI), intensifying the prolonged
agitation for securing social justice within the Church.</b>

The CPM has put forward a charter of 30 demands, mostly <b>pertaining to
equal opportunities for the marginalised and the Dalits in the
Church-run institutions in the Madurai-Ramnad Diocese.</b>

The CPM has accused the CSI Bishop, Rev Christopher Asir, of
indulging in nepotism and favouritism by appointing his own kith and kin to top
offices in most of the CSI institutions. <b>The Charter was a virtual
chargesheet against the Bishop, listing out the various anti-Dalit steps
and financial bunglings.
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DPI General Secretary Thol Thirumavalavan, addressed the day-long
protest meeting held at the Tamukkam Grounds in the morning.

Initially, a protest demonstration was planned on the arterial
Azhagarkoil Road, but with the reluctant Bishop, agreeing for talks to
resolve the issues raised by the CPM, the organisers decided to put it on
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