What say you people have on Church promoting anti national activities in the North east and also LTTE head Prabhakaran is a Christian. These Christian alienate Hindus and divide them on the basis of Caste, region language and convert. Why have the Hindus never attacked Parsis?

Ajay, Mumbai, India

Shame on you Rajkumar! Whatever happened hundreds of years ago and your favorite RSS/BhaharangDal/VHP is taking revenge on Christians now? We the Christians of current generation are as true Indians as you are. We have right according to the constitution to practice our own religion buddy!

Austin Prabhu, Chicago, USA

Bill, detroit.
Pakistan was created by fusing states with muslim majority & Hindus dont (didnt) like being close to muslims, so i wonder they migrated along with muslims or not!
so Pakistan never had much hindus, as Muslims are untouchables.
cleansed them out??it would have been 100% muslims:)

Awais Jillani, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Remember the Forced conversions to christianity in Goa by portuguese. muslims spread in India during moghul rule. In Bangladesh, 3 million hindus are killed by muslim fundamentalist in 1971. evangelical christians and jihadi muslims are threat to India. I support RSS and VHP.

rajkumar, mumbai, India

I remember well that Professor Margaret Wiley, author of a book on scepticism in the 17th century, had converted to Hinduism and in the 1960s used to boast about how very tolerant the Hindus were compared to Christians! I wish she were here now to see their behavior.

Anne Barbeau Gardiner, Brewster, New York, USA

Imagine some Hindu missionaries coming to your country and converting ur neighborhood to Hindus. Do you accept it? Don't worry they are not rich enough! Saying that Hindus should search a new path to stop these conversions. Not by blood

The murdered preacher was reconverting the converted to Hindus

Chetan, Birmingham, UK

In Orissa, there have not been 'forcible' conversions to Christianity however much this expression is used by Hindu fascist elements including the trained and armed Bajrang Dal youth-wing of the VHP that is responsible for much carnage and various homicides in Orissa and elsewhere.

Megan S. Mills, Toronto,

Annie T London: I am sure you know not much about Hinduism. Hinduism is a name given by the Christians – the British. Prior to the British, there was no Hinduism but similar types of ritual practice, followed in different parts of ancient India. But Christianity existed in Kerela since long before.

Veerappan, Bangalore,

Why do people such as Saurabh Kumar always refer to previous attrocities against their own people in order to justify current attrocities? Saurabh no one today would find such a thing in Pakistan any less objectionable, terrible, and unjustifiable than what is happening in India NOW!!!

Rodney Johnson, Sydney,

Fundamentalist god-botherers again. Sweep them all into the sea and stop the fighting over everyone's imaginary friends. Atheists unite! ... politely and with tolerance of course. At least we don't kill anyone for believing the wrong thing.

Angela, Epping, Australia

Indian politics and sometimes partisan governance lets down Indians and the diaspora. It is at odds with the noisy triumphalism taken by many at the continents emerging financial successes. Many countries/regimes in the world are extremely wealthy (Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA etc) but are not respected.

Jay, London, Britain

The headline reads "Hindus provoked Christians" to murder. You would never get a headline "Muslims provoked Hindus" to murder. 3 million Hindus systematically killed in Bangladesh and a countless number eviscerated to make Pakistan "pure", but not a squeak from the civilized world.

Saurabh Kumar, New York , USA

Bill Detroit: Pakistan got rid of Hindus so it’s right for India to get rid of Christians – That’s your point! So what is the difference between Pakistan and India? Are Hindu fanatics different from Islamic fanatics? Could there be any different between VHP and Taleban?

Veerappan, Bangalore,

Sanjay London: Mao Communist accepted the killing of the Hindu preacher. The book, even if it’s true, (as you have got your 1st point wrong, it’s unlikely you can be right on your 2nd point), it’s freedom of expression. If Hindus cannot tolerate it, avoid calling India is a secular country. Fanatics

Baba, Orissa,

Sorry, but it was the CHRISTIANS who forcibly converted these people to Christianity in the first place. Christianity has no place in India whose Hindu religion goes back thousands of years before Christianity. Christians clean up their own houses before trying to convert others.

Annie T, London, UK

It appears that by their inaction, the Indian governnment is secretly supporting the Hindu violence against their Christian population.

Strange the world press was so silent about the deaths of dozens of Indian Christians and as soon as one Hindu gets killed, it makes the news.

Allen, Halifax, Canada

The present riots are totally in retaliation by majority -
1.In Orrisa - One very senior Hindu preacher was killed by Christians 2.In Mangalore- New Life Christian missionary distributed booklets denouncing Hindu Gods and Hindu religion.Don't provoke your neighbour and live happily.

Sanjay, London, UK

I pray for peace....but we should remember Same happened to Christ...we shouldnt be surprised....we must do like He did...we shall take our cross...Our reward will be awesome...as for theirs...well their attitudes condemn them,

Sabrina, Aberdeen, UK

Are you really sure that the great virtue of Indus is pacifisme ?

Chusa, Jaca, Spain

Hindus lost their virtues! They have taken an unruly stance just for the sake of petty political gains, but their loss will be much greater. Christians have taken up the Challenge, so now the Hindus can’t complain against any retaliation. India failed to control the Hindu fanatics - unfortunate.

Veerappan, Bangalore,

People killing each other, to show they have the better imaginary friend... pathetic.

Kairm, Knysna,

Why is it that when so many hundus were killed in kashmir,india during 1990`s western media were silent.In india it is so easy to convert anyone unlike islamic countries were death sentence is the punishment for conversion. In Christian Russia you will be bashed if you try to convert anyone.

bobby, kerala, india

Well Saad. India's religious minorities make up 20% of the population and includes Jews who have there for a long time. Pakistan is 97% Muslim with no synagogues in the country that I know of. India has the 2nd largest Muslim population in the world.
Pakistan pretty much cleansed out its Hindus.

Bill, Detroit,

Well Saad. India's religious minorities make up 20% of the population and includes Jews who have there for a long time. Pakistan is 97% Muslim with no synagogues in the country that I know of. India has the 2nd largest Muslim population in the world.
Pakistan pretty much cleansed out its Hindus.

Bill, Detroit,

Muhammad: I agree with you, the bible teaches the Christians to turn the other cheek if slapped on one. But the bible does not say what Christians should do if slapped on both! Hindus have done it on both cheeks, and there are no more spare ones to turn with! So now defence is the choice.

Veerappan, Bangalore,

It is not as pro-christian media points it out to be. Hindus are by and large tolerant. The level of provocation is extremely high from the christian churches. If the same was in reverse, say in any western country, Hindus would have been massacred en masse.

Abhay, Kochi, India

This is very unchristian. The bible teaches to turn the other cheek.

Muhammad, Cambridgeshire,

what a fuss. just let them sort it out amongst themselves.

peter jones, moscow,

How many Muslims are converted to Christianity in India and Pakistan? 95% or more Indian Christians are converted Hindus. Orissa is an aberration and no right thinking Indian is happy over it.

arindam, calcutta, india

Glad to see that, after we've banished Famine and the Black Plague, Religion is still up to the job.

Matt, Berlin, Germany

It's not murder if you are defending yourself.

Mark Marshall, Corpus Christi, USA

Its time the Vatican & the West take serious notice of Hindu fundamentalism and take a stance. Murder of Christian minority cannot be allowed to continue. Blinded by Muslim fundamentalism, we are ignoring the elephant (no pun intended) in the room.

John Taylor, London,

Just to correct your assertion that Christianity in India was established under colonial rule: in fact Christianity has been present in India, notably in Kerela, since perhaps apostolic times.

Ian, Bethlehem, Israel

It is about time the Indian government took action against the extremist Hindu gangs who have been attacking Christians for an long period of time without the wider world being aware of the massacres. I am glad that news of these atrocities is becoming widely known.

Patrick O'Neill, Hatfield, UK

Actually the census showing Christian numbers are incorrect. Most of the Christians still are low-caste Hindus officially so they get govt. jobs! In reality many villages are completely Christian. Its like cult that just hates Hindus.
Big difference is Chritians have good PR and Hindus dont.

Raj, SF, USA

There were 34 churches about five years ago in Davanagere district. Now there are 384 churches where as the Christian population is hardly negligible. This is the sinister design of the expansionists Christian group Newlife

Raj, SF, USA

Hindu fanatics must be reigned by their own religous leadership. There has to internal policing, accpetance of blame, and apology and forgiveness. Otherwise this will fester.
Where are those millions educated in the 25,000 orpanages, convents, schools and colleges. Why have they not stood up??

nimal raj, Omaha, USA

And we alon with the Russians, French, Chinese and others want to sell them nuclear technology and equipment
Good luck

Bob T, Las Vegas,

Well well India at it's finest, and were called terrorist's...

Saad, Lahore, Pakistan