06-11-2009, 07:35 AM
<b>Communists attack church in Kerala</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ALAPPUZHA: St. Joseph's College for Women under the Diocese of Alappuzha, a Higher secondary school and the church close by were attacked on Monday morning, a day the communist declared to observe as 'black day.'
The incident took place, following the permission granted by the Governor to prosecute CPI (M) Communist party of India (Marxist) state chief Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan in a scam, the party in Kerala declared a 'black day' observance which turned violent in Alappuzha, destroying properties of the church and the college. Following the decision by the Governor the party unit in the state declared a hartal at first, and then with the intervention by the central leaders, reduced it to the observance of a 'black day' against the decision by the Governor.
The activists were to demonstrate, taking out a march against the decision by the Governor. The church in Kerala has been very much local in their opposition to the policies by the communist government in the state and the bishops had come out in the open saying that the church had played a vital role in the recent elections, to make sure the defeat of the communists.
There had been the verbal exchange going on between the party chief and the church leaders for some time. On Monday about 10. 30 in the morning a group of party activists jumped over the front gate of the college meant exclusively for women. They began destroying everything that came on their way. They destroyed the garden in front of the school and then turned to the Convent Chapel near by. The first group then moved to the College campus and then there was a second group following. The authorities have estimated a loss of Rs. 1, 20,000
The activists during the destruction were also raising slogans against the recent Circular issued by Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil on the 50th anniversary of the liberation struggle.Sr. Leela Mappilasseri,the principal of the college and Sr.Tresa Lonan, the managing trustee, talked to the media on the incident, were saying that this kind of an attack had never happened even during the hartals. 'This is the first of its kind in the history of this college', said Sr. Leela.
Dr. Stephen Athipuzhayil, the Bishop of Alappuzha, visited the convent, college and the school. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydet...hurch-in-Kerala
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ALAPPUZHA: St. Joseph's College for Women under the Diocese of Alappuzha, a Higher secondary school and the church close by were attacked on Monday morning, a day the communist declared to observe as 'black day.'
The incident took place, following the permission granted by the Governor to prosecute CPI (M) Communist party of India (Marxist) state chief Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan in a scam, the party in Kerala declared a 'black day' observance which turned violent in Alappuzha, destroying properties of the church and the college. Following the decision by the Governor the party unit in the state declared a hartal at first, and then with the intervention by the central leaders, reduced it to the observance of a 'black day' against the decision by the Governor.
The activists were to demonstrate, taking out a march against the decision by the Governor. The church in Kerala has been very much local in their opposition to the policies by the communist government in the state and the bishops had come out in the open saying that the church had played a vital role in the recent elections, to make sure the defeat of the communists.
There had been the verbal exchange going on between the party chief and the church leaders for some time. On Monday about 10. 30 in the morning a group of party activists jumped over the front gate of the college meant exclusively for women. They began destroying everything that came on their way. They destroyed the garden in front of the school and then turned to the Convent Chapel near by. The first group then moved to the College campus and then there was a second group following. The authorities have estimated a loss of Rs. 1, 20,000
The activists during the destruction were also raising slogans against the recent Circular issued by Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil on the 50th anniversary of the liberation struggle.Sr. Leela Mappilasseri,the principal of the college and Sr.Tresa Lonan, the managing trustee, talked to the media on the incident, were saying that this kind of an attack had never happened even during the hartals. 'This is the first of its kind in the history of this college', said Sr. Leela.
Dr. Stephen Athipuzhayil, the Bishop of Alappuzha, visited the convent, college and the school. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydet...hurch-in-Kerala