காங்கிரசும் கந்தனின் கல்வி வேலைவாய்ப்புக் கனவுகளும் – 2 [இறுதிப் பகுதி]

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1. தலைமைப் பதவிகள் இந்தியா முழுவதும் இதைப்போல பல்லாயிரம் பதவிகள் உள்ளன.- அவை யாவை என்று சுட்டி எழுதினால் கட்டுரை முழுமை அடையும்?

2. 1. எல்லா கல்வி நிறுவனங்களிலும் சிறுபான்மையினருக்கு 15% கட்டாய இடஒதுக்கீடு செய்யவேண்டும். ஆனால் சிறுபான்மை கல்வி நிலையங்களில் எந்த ஒதுக்கீடும் இல்லை. மேலே சொன்ன இடஒதுக்கீட்டை அளித்தபின் சிறுபான்மை கல்விகழகங்கள் என்ற தனி அந்தஸ்து தேவையா? இது இந்துகளின் பங்கை பறிக்கும் முதல் பழிவாங்கல்

   2. இப்பொழுதே சிறுபான்மை கல்வி நிலையங்கள் அவர்கள் தேவைக்கு மேல் அதிகமாக உள்ளது. இவை எல்லாம் அரசாங்கத்தின் தனிமான்யத்தை/இதர சலுகைகளையும் பெற்று இயற்குகிறது. இதில் அந்த மதத்தை சார்ந்தவர்களுக்கே முன்னுரிமை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது. மற்றவர்களும் அங்கு சேர்ந்தால் தான் அவர்கள் கல்வி நிலையங்களை நடத்தமுடியும்.

   3. மத்திய மாநில அரசாங்க எல்லா வேலைவாய்பிலும் 10% இஸ்லாமியறுக்கும் 5% மற்ற சிறுபான்மையினருக்கும் கட்டாயம் இடம் ஒதுக்கவேண்டும். மேலும் 10% இஸ்லாமியற்கள் மனுசெய்யவில்லை என்றால் எஞ்சிய இடத்தை மற்றசிறுபான்மையினருக்கு ஒதுக்கவேண்டுமே அன்றி இந்துக்களுக்கு கொடுக்ககூடாது. இது இரண்டாவது பழிவாங்கல்.

   4. மேலும் பணிக்கு சேர்வதற்கு இந்து ( SC/ST ) களுக்கு எந்தெந்த தகுதி நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதோ அதே அடிப்படை சிறுபான்மையினருக்கும் பொருந்தும். இதன் அர்தம் இஸ்லாமியரான / கிருஸ்துவரான ( SC/ST ) களுக்கும் இடஒதுக்கீடு உண்டு என்பதே ஆகும்.

   5. அரசாங்கம் இதை தவிற அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட பல முன்னேற்ற திட்டங்களான ( National Employment Guarantee Scheme, Prime minister Rozgar Yojana, Gramee Rozgar Yojana) ஆகியவற்றில் மேலே சொன்ன முறைபடி இட ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கவேண்டும்.

   6. மேலும் சரத்து 16(4) என்பது சமுகரீதியா கல்வி ரீதியாக பி்ன்தங்கியவர்களை அடையாளம் காண்பதற்கான வழிமுறைகள் ஆகும். ஆனால் உண்மையில் 11 மாநிலங்களில் இஸ்லாமிய ஆண்கள் இந்துக்களைவிட உயர்தநிலையில் உள்ளார்கள். 12 மாநிலங்களில் இஸ்லாமிய பெண்கள் இந்துக்களைவிட உயர்தநிலையில் உள்ளார்கள். இந்த உண்மைநிலை உருதெரியாமல் செய்வதற்கு இந்த சரத்தையே கைவிடும்படி மிஸ்ராகமிஷன் சிபாரிசு செய்கிறது.

   7. மேலும் உலக மணிதவள மேம்பாட்டு சட்டத்தின்படி நான்கு பொதுவிதியான ( Infant mortality, child mortality, degree of urbanization and life expectancy at birth) என்பனவற்றின் அடிப்படைதேவை என்ன என்பதை பின்படுத்தப்பட்டவர்கள் என்று கூறும்முன் உருதி செய்யவேண்டும். இந்த அடிப்படையில் எந்த ஆய்வும் நடத்தப்படவில்லை. உண்மைநிலவரப்படி இதிலும் இந்துக்களைவிட இஸ்லாமியர்களும் கிருஸ்துவர்களும் உயர்த ( Index) உள்ளார்கள்

   8. மத்திய பட்ஜெட்டில் இந்த வருடம் சிறுபான்மை கமிஷனுக்கு ஒதுக்கியுள்ள தொகை 2600 கோடி. இது சென்ற ஆண்டு ஒதுக்கிய தொகையைவிட 50% அதிகம். இவ்வாறு இரடிப்பு ஒதுக்கீடு எந்த வளர்சிபணிக்கும் இதுவரை ஒதுக்கியது கிடையாது.

   9. இப்படி நீதிக்குபுரம்பாக எடுத்தேன் கவிழ்தேன் என்பதுபோல் ஓட்டுபொருக்கும் ஒரே நோக்கத்தோடு (UPA) அரசு சர்வாதிகாரமான முடிவுகளை எடுக்கிறது.. இதற்கெல்லாம் நீதிமன்றம் சென்று வழக்காடி வெல்வதற்குள் பல ஆண்டுகள் ஆகிவிடுகின்றன. கலவரம் ஏற்பட்டால் அன்றி நியாயம் கிடைக்காது போல் உள்ளது.

   10. உஷார் பின்தங்கிய இந்துக்களே – உங்களை சாமர்தியமாக உட்காரவைத்து மழுங்க சரைத்துக்கொண்டிருக்கறார்கள் என்பதை உணராமல் இருந்தால் நாம் சிறுபான்மையினறுக்கு அடிமைபட்டு கிடக்கவேண்டியதுதான்.

   11. உயர் மேல்படிப்பில் இடஒதுக்கீடு பிரச்சனை வந்தபொழுது ராமதாசும் கருணாநிதியும் அந்த ஆட்டம் போட்டார்களே. இன்று ஏன் மௌனமாய் வாய் அடைத்து இருக்கிறார்கள்.

3. What we need is such intiatives, not reservations for Mulsim community –

   Indian school helping the brightest Muslims
   https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8550548.stm

4. Political parties like BJP should take these issues to the common man in all corners of India. That alone will awaken the Hindus.

5. UPA government believes in the Divide and Rule policy of the Britishers and they will look for all options to divide Hindus. I got some information on the statements of various British rulers of their policy and given below :
   “We have maintained our power in India by playing off one part against the other”, writes Secretary of State Wood to Lord Elgin, “and we must continue to do so.
   Do all you can, therefore, to prevent all having a common feeling”. Governor General Dufferin receives this dispatch from Secretary of State Cross: “This division of religious feeling is greatly to our advantage and I look for some good as a result of your teaching material”.
   Another Secretary of State for India George Francis Hamilton urges Governor General Lord Curzon to widen the communal wedge: “We should also plan the educational text books that the differences between community and community are further strengthened.”

   Browse through these lines that have been written some 150 years back. These lines provide an insight to show really nothing has changed from the British to the UPA. It is high time that all Hindus unite and include with us nationalist minded minorities and make a great India.

6. //UPA government believes in the Divide and Rule policy of the Britishers//

   வெள்ளைக்காரி தானே இப்போது நாட்டை ஆள்கிறாள். பின் வெள்ளையனைப் போலத்தான் பிரித்தாளுவாள்.

7. Sri. Vedamgopal,
   you said we can get justice only from courts which takes years together.
   Just now, I saw that Supreme court has temporarily accepted 4% reservations for muslims
   in Andhra Pradesh.
   See the Court’s judgements in the last decade. Judgements of majority of sensitive cases
   do not adhere to the constitutional power but adhering to common emotions.

   I don’t think we can have any redressal atleast in the near future.

   25/03/2010 @ 15:00 hrs
   “The Supreme Court has allowed four per cent Muslim quota in Andhra Pradesh for first 14 categories of Muslims figuring in the Andhra Pradesh Reservation Act.

   These fourteen categories include washer men, barbers, beggars, scent makers, burial ground people, and butchers.

   This is an interim order. The whole issue of the validity of the Act has been referred to a 5-judge Constitution Bench, which will be taken up in August.”

8. திரு பாலாஜி அவர்களுக்கு

   ”பேய் அரசாண்டால் பிணம் தின்னும் சாஸ்திரங்கள் – வேறு என்ன செய்ய – மேல் பெஞ்சு ஆகஸ்டில் என்ன முடிவு செய்கிறது என்றுபார்போம் – தினகரன் போன்ற ஊழல் நீதிபதிகள் கூட்டம் நீதிமன்றத்தை ஆக்ரமித்தால் நீதிமன்றமே தேவையில்லை – இதோ என் புலம்பல்”

   எனது கருத்து வருமானத்தின் அடிப்படையில் 2 அல்லது 3 நிலைகளை அடையாளம் கண்டு அவர்களுக்குமட்டும் இடஒதுக்கீடு அளித்தலே ஜாதி மத வேற்றுமைகளை ஒழிக்க சிறந்த வழியாகும். . இது நடக்குமா ? ஜாதி மத வேறுபாடுகள் இல்லையெனில் சுயநல அரசியல்வாதிகள் பிழைப்பே நாரி போய்விடும்.

   இடஒதுக்கீடு கல்வியில் 50 சதவிகிதத்திற்குமேல் என்றும் போகக்கூடாது. இடஒதுக்கீடு என்பது பதவியிலும் டிபார்மெண்ட் பரீட்சை எழுதாமல் உயர் பதவியில் அமர்த்துவதும் கட்டாயம் நீக்க படவேண்டும்.

   இப்பொழுது உச்சநீதிமன்றம் இஸ்லாமியறுக்கு அளித்துள்ள தீர்ப்பு கல்வி இடஒதுக்கீடு என்பது ஏற்புடையதே ஆனால் பதவி இடஒதுக்கீடு யாருக்கும் அளிக்கக்கூடாது. இந்த 4 சதவிகிதமும் அவர்களின் தேவையின் எண்ணிக்கை கொண்டு நிர்ணயம் செய்ததாக தெரியவில்லை.

   1. ஒன்று மதஅடிப்படையில் இடஒதுக்கீடு கூடாது என்ற சட்டத்தை வாபஸ்பெறவேண்டும்.
   2. இரண்டு மதஅடிப்படையில் அவர்கள் கல்விகழகங்களுக்கு அளிக்கும் சலுகைகளை வாபஸ் பெறவேண்டும்.
   3. ழூன்று பின்படுத்தபட்டவர்கள் என்று அடையாளம் காண்பதற்கான அடிப்படை வழிமுறைகளை தவறாமல் பின்பற்றவேண்டும். ( ஜாதி முறையில், கல்விகற்பதில், வருவாயில் பின்தங்கி இருத்தல், அவர்களின் மொத்த எண்ணிக்கையின் (census) துல்லியமாக கணக்கிட்டு அதற்கு தகுந்தாற்போல் 50 சதவிகிதத்தில் அவர்களின் பங்கை நிர்ணயித்தல்)
   4. இது ஒர் மேல்மட்ட எல்லா அரசியல் கட்சிகளின் பிரதிநிதிகள் குழுவின் பரிசிலனைக்கும் ஒப்புதலுக்கும் விடவேண்டும்.

   இந்த புது உத்திரவு வழிவகுத்தது இனி எல்லா மாநிலமும் உடனேயே தயக்கம்மின்றி எல்லா சிறுபான்மையினருக்கும் இடம் ஒதுக்குவதில் இறங்கிவிடும். வெகுநாட்களாக வாய்திறவாத அர்சுன்சிங் இப்பொழுது மிஸ்ரா கமிஷன் அறிக்கையை விரைவில் அமூல்படுத்தவேண்டும் என்கிறார். இதையும் அமூல்படித்தினால் கலகம் பிறப்பது நிச்சியம் தாழ்த்தப்பட்ட இந்துக்கள் மிகவும் பாதிக்கபடுவார்கள் மேலும் இது பின்புறமாக மத மாற்றத்தை ஊக்குவிக்கும்.

9. one glad news for tamilhinud readers from Hindujagruti
   PCLM ask Church to stop conversion drive
   March 26, 2010

   Chaitra Shuddha Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5111

   New Delhi: A Christian organization, Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) has demanded the Church leadership to give participation to Dalit Christian. President of Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) R L Francis, while addressing a meeting on the successful completion of ten years of the movement today, demanded better treatment to the Dalit Christians.

   Mr. Francis in a press statement called upon the supporters, sympathizers and activists of the movement throughout the country that Dalit Christians will have to prepare for a long drawn struggle for their right in the Church organizations. He expressed concern over the rising tension among other communities of the country owing to conversion activities and also demanded that ‘Evangelism’ be postponed at least for hundred years and millions of dollars being spent on it should be utilized to improve living conditions of Dalit Christian in the country.

   Leaders of the movement were unanimous today opposed the Ranganath Misra Commission report and asked the church leadership to stop strengthening casteism in the church of the country. We oppose the implementation of this report.” Terming it as contrary to the principles of Christianity, he said it will ”legalise” caste system in Christianity. Caste was not recognized under the Canon laws.

   Source: Orissa Diary

10. கல்வியில் இட ஒதுக்கீடு என்பது IITயில் இருப்பது போல இடத்தை அதிகரித்து accommodate செய்வதே சமூக நீதியாக இருக்கும். இல்லாவிட்டால் இன்னொரு சமூக அநீதிக்கு வழி வகுக்கும்.

11. சிறுபான்மையர் கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் சிறுபான்மையருக்கு முன்னுரிமை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது என்பது பொதுவாக உண்மையாக இருக்கும் என்றுதான் நினைக்கிறேன். அரசு உதவி பெறும் பள்ளிகளில் இப்படி நடப்பது தவறு. சேரன்மாதேவி குருகுலத்தில் வ.வே.சு. ஐயருக்கு ஆப்படித்தவர்கள் வழியில் நடப்பதாக சொல்லிக்கொள்பவர்கள் ஆட்சியிலும் இப்படித்தான் நடக்கிறது. ஆனால் இதற்கு விதிவிலக்குகளும் நிறையவே உண்டு. நான் சிறுபான்மையர் நடத்திய இரண்டு பள்ளிகளிலும் (செயின்ட் ஜோ ச ஃ ப் பள்ளி, செங்கல்பட்டு மற்றும் கார்லி பள்ளி, தாம்பரம்) படித்தவன். அங்கே எல்லாம் ஹிந்து வாத்தியார்கள்தான் மெஜாரிடியாக இருந்தார்கள். செயின்ட் ஜோ ச ஃ பில் ஒரு பாதிரிதான் தலைமை ஆசிரியராக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று விதி உண்டு. கார்லியில் அப்படி எழுதப்பட்ட விதி இருந்ததாக தெரியவில்லை. இரண்டு பள்ளிகளிலும் ஒரு முஸ்லிமும் நான் படிக்கும்போது கிடையாது. இது சட்ட ரீதியாக சரி என்பது ஆச்சரியப்படுத்துகிறது. இதைப் பற்றி இன்னொரு பதிவிலும் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. இது என்ன 14 ஆவது பிரிவு, உச்ச நீதி மன்றம் அப்படி என்னதான் சொல்கிறது? ராமகிருஷ்ணா மிஷன் பள்ளிகள், அஹோபில மடம் பள்ளி ஆகியவற்றில் எத்தனை சிறுபான்மையினருக்கு வேலை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது என்பதையும் பற்றி சொன்னால் இந்த பாயின்ட் முழுமை பெறும். இருபது வருஷங்களுக்கு முன் நானும் ஐ ஐ டியில் படித்தவன். அப்போது எந்த முஸ்லிமுக்கும் அரசு பணம் கட்டவில்லை என்று எனக்குத் தெரியும். வட்டி ஹிந்துக்களுக்கும் முஸ்லிம்களுக்கும் – அதுவும் வர்த்தக வங்கிகள் வாங்கும் வட்டி – வேறு வேறு என்பது நிஜம்தானா? நம்ப முடியவில்லையே? இதைப் பற்றி இன்னும் விவரமாக ஒரு பதிவு எழுதுங்களேன்!

    நாளை அரசு ராமநாதபுரம் கல்வி, தொழில் ரீதியாக பிற்பட்ட மாவட்டம், அங்கே தொழில் தொடங்குபவர்களுக்கு குறைந்த வட்டியில் கடன் வழங்கப்படும், அங்கே மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளி முடிப்பவர்களுக்கு ஸ்பெஷல் இட ஒதுக்கீடு உண்டு என்று ஒரு திட்டம் வகுக்கிறது என்று வைத்துக் கொள்வோம். அது தஞ்சாவூர், புதுக்கோட்டை, திருச்சி மாவட்டக்காரர்களுக்கு உள்ள வாய்ப்புகளை குறைக்கும்தான். ஆனால் அப்படி முடிவெடுக்கு ஒரு அரசுக்கு எல்லா உரிமையும் உண்டு. அதை எதிர்க்க பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு எல்லா உரிமையும் உண்டு. அப்படி முடிவெடுத்த கட்சிக்கு எதிராக ஓட்டளியுங்கள் என்று பிரச்சாரம் செய்வது போலத்தான் இந்த பதிவு – குறிப்பாக இரண்டாம் பகுதி – இருக்கிறது. இந்த அணுகுமுறை, இந்த political activism தேவையானதே. ஓ.பி. குப்தா இட ஒதுக்கீட்டையே எதிர்க்கும் வாதங்களை முன் பகுதியில் சேர்த்து சொதப்பாமல் இருந்தால் இது இன்னும் சிறப்பாக வந்திருக்கும்.

12. Truth behind the appeal to Hindus
    By R L Francis
    Vatican’s thinking about Indian Christians is not based on facts and that is why Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue of Pope has issued a message on the eve of Dipawali for Hindus. In this message, Hindus have been told to fight against anti-Christian propaganda in the country. The appeal says Dipawali is the festival of conquer of light over dark. It again says that Hindus and Christian should jointly fight and pave the way for religious freedom. The Vatican’s appeal is very shrewd as it is trying to justify Conversion.
    Vatican should know that Catholic Church enjoys equal freedom as Hindus do. Representative of Pope Benedict XVI Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio is directly appointing Bishops in India without any problem. They are building new churches and schools in the name of minority rights. How much more freedom Vatican needs?
    Vatican thinks that Christians have been victimized by Hindu extremists in the last few years and this has posed problems for missionaries. But Vatican should understand that Conversion has been the main reason behind these conflicts. Many enquiry commissions set up by various respective states in Odisha, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh have pointed fingers towards this direction. However, Christian has every right and freedom to pursue their religion in India. The problem gets creates only where missionaries try to increase empire of church. Is this not a fact that poverty stricken areas of tribal regions are on the target of these missionaries? Why missionaries need to help only those who accepts their religion. “Jesus had said that if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect. (Math. 5:47-48)”
    It is a fact that missionaries face problem only at those places where they try to convert. This has increased tension in the tribal region. Hindu organizations believe that Vatican is preparing ground for conversion on the basis of huge foreign funds. Though, they get these funds for social activity. Those who have already been converted, their conditions have not improved.
    10 percent of the total population of catholic Christians in the country lies in Chotanagpur region. Even church documents accept that 91.47 percent domestic girl workers are Christians and non-Christians percentage (Sarna) is merely 1.3 percent. Sixty percent of the converted dalit Christians comprise the total population of Christians in this country. And, church is trying to include them in the list of Hindu dalits. It is clear that conversion does not open the doors of liberation.
    Kanchi Shankaracharya Swami Jayendra Saraswati and some other spiritual had meeting with Cardinal Jean Louis Pierre Tauran, President of Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue for communal harmony in 2009 in Mumbai. Everybody accepted that conversion is the main obstacle in religious harmony. Now Pope Benedict XVI is having the meeting of the world’s spiritual leaders in Asisi of Italy and they are discuassing about the communal harmony.
    Problem is that success of evangelical activity has been liked with the increasing the numbers. India is no exception. In north-east region Protestants and Catholics are fighting among themselves. Local catholic Bishop Jose Mukala protestant Christians are forcing Catholics to become protestant in the Kohima region. Properties of Catholics are being arsoned. They have appealed for their safety to United Nations. Few years ago catholic and protestant missionaries had decided that they will not convert each-other members. Now, the question is from where the number will come?
    In this month hundreds of tribal representatives from nine states were called in Bhopal by Catholic Church in an Adivasi Mahotsava. The motive of this was to liberate them from social, economic and political exploitation. They were indoctrinated that they were not Hindus and they are free to chose their religion. This makes the motive amply clear. Two-years-ago Catholic Church had told that church is still at infancy stage among tribal people. The message is very clear. However, rift between tribal Christian and non-Christians is getting wider.
    The appeal talks about anti-conversion law in few states in India which has posed problems for missionaries. Vatican should understand that Indian constitution permits them to follow any faith of their choice and it also allows them to propagate any religion. But there is a thin line between conversion and propagating the religion. It is the duty of the state to restrict the freedom of those whose only goal is to just convert people. It is a known fact that wherever people have been converted, social tension has increased. Now, onus of establishing social harmony lies on the shoulder of church. The church should spend the money on the welfare of those who have already been converted and are being exploited inside the church. Vatican should think about their liberation.
    The writer is President, Poor Christian Liberation Movement

13. An Open Letter of Indian Dalit Christians to HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI and Church Authority
    December 23, 2011
    Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” – St Matthew 7.7

    His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
    Secretariat of State
    00120 Vatican City State – Europe

    Wish You a Merry Christmas and New Year
    Your Holiness,
    The debate related to the status of Christians in India is going on and you are already aware of it. There are two points to this wide ranging debate. Firstly, social, economic and political status of converted Christians and second is growing tension in different parts of country due to conversion related activities. The second has more to do with the way catholic church adopts to function in the country.
    According to official estimates of government, there are 30 million Christians in the country and 70 percent of this population has directly come from socially and economically downtrodden community popularly known as “Dalits”. However, as per unofficial figures the population of minority Christians is not less than 60-70 million. Irony is that; these people have been constantly suppressed and exploited even under the structure of catholic church being led by you (Pope). They are ridiculed for their sacrifices made hundreds of years ago for the church. They don’t command equal status in the existing structure of church and this has made the sacrifices futile. Christianity stresses on the fact that God has created people with his own image and this has become founding stone of equality of human values in Christian society. But, they are continuously meted out differential treatment in the name of caste and birth. In order to catch your attention towards these core issues, I am writing this letter to you. I am going to discuss first core issue.

    Ideology of Church
    Theoretically, there is no place for non-equality and racism in the Christianity and when it is attached with identity of Catholic Church; the concept of caste automatically vanishes like camphor as the word ‘Catholic- means-Universal’. There is only one head of this universal community of people and that is none other than representative of Vicar of Christ which is responsible for recruitment of Bishops in order to guide their disciples. In that way Holy Father/Pope means ‘you’ are responsible for maintaining ‘Kingdom of heaven’ on the earth. Now, you should explain me where is the place of dirty ideology like casteism and racism in this ‘Kingdom of heaven’?
    Deprived class in Indian church
    Downtrodden class in India has always been victim of unequal treatment, casteism and social exploitation. In order to seek solace and relief from their pathetic condition they are still coming under the aegis of church for the last 3 or 4 centuries. But, here, too, they have been exploited in the name of caste and race. The hope with which they had come in the Christianity seems to have forfeited. On the contrary, they are now entangled in even deeper quagmire of inequality.
    Church moving opposite to the ideology of Christianity
    Catholic Church has completely failed in its duty to provide equality and justice to that majority of converted people under the structure controlled by you (Pope). The resources have been captured by upper-class Christians. After independence of India Catholic Church has immensely progressed which is reflected from heavy increase in the number of schools, colleges, social institutions, new diocese, Fathers, Bishops, nuns and their followers? However, despite this entire progress one thing that has not changed is the status of converted Christians.
    Converted Christians are the backbone of Catholic Church in India but their participation in the structure of Catholic Church is zero. Bishop, Father and Cardinal from this class are rare to find and those who somehow managed after hard fought struggle are standing marginalized in the society. They are being treated differently by their upper-class brothers (Bishops and Fathers).
    Thousands of organizations related to education, health and non-governmental organizations are being run by church and right to run these institutions has been conferred by Indian constitution. The structure of church being run under Vatican (You) has failed to do justice with converted Christians. Understanding the gravity of the situation Pope John Paul-II had severely criticized the attitude of unequal treatment and discriminatory approach in the church. In 2003, he had said that Bishops were appointed to look after lambs and it is their duty to abolish any kind of discrimination prevalent in the catholic church.
    Betrayal of faith
    There is widespread anger among converted Christians against the policies adopted by the church. They have started demanding their rights within the existing structure of church. The response of church has been abysmal in this regard. The church leadership has termed this anger unjustified. Instead of addressing the genuine concerns of converted Christians they have shied away from their responsibilities and are trying to shift it on government of India. This is being done in order to fulfill their own ulterior motive. By doing so church is pushing these people in the same quagmire of caste system.
    When Indian constitution was being framed, constitution makers advocated for reservation of dalit class who were victim of caste oppression in the prevalent Hindu system. Majority of Hindu people sacrificed their right to equality in favour of their dalit brothers as a compensation of injustice meted out to them.
    Your Holiness, do your representatives have moral right to betray the faith of those who had blindly believed on church and its promises. They have given their whole life to church. The story is similar to the poor widow about whom Jesus had said to their disciples, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” (Mark 12: 41-44) we dalit catholic, had also left the facilities (reservation) given by Indian government.
    Church should compensate
    Church is now blaming others for its failures. When Indian constitution was being framed these converted Christians remained in the fold of church and did not switch their loyalties. Within the framework of constitution minorities were given special rights and privileges that were even unthinkable in USA and Europe. Taking benefit of these rights church has enlarged its empire but seems to have forgotten converted Christians. Church leadership is trying stifling the just demand of their own people who are backbone of the Catholic Church in the country.
    Now, church leadership has no moral right to bring the converted people in the realm of same caste system that has oppressed them for centuries. Had they not gone in the fold of church and continued with the Hindu system they, too, would have enjoyed benefits bestowed upon them by constitution of India and progressed like their other Dalit Hindu brothers in the same fashion.

    After government of India, church is the only organized entity that can make available jobs but the participation of converted Christians is very low and maximum they can get is post of driver, cook, clerk, peon and gatekeeper. These jobs, too, can be availed on the mercy of Bishops and their condition is no better than slave laborer. I demand from church that they should compensate for the injustice and exploitation meted out to millions of converted Christians. Vatican had done this in the past and it can also be done here.
    Church should change its policy
    Church has always preferred safe trade. It has established thousands of schools, colleges and other institutions. This has benefited a lot to church leadership but majority of converted Christians have been largely deprived. Even in the field of education where church has practically monopoly it has failed to benefit converted Christians. We will not stop just after getting few benefits but Dalit Christians want their due share in the existing structure. Hindu society is changing very fast. Doors of temples are being opened for Dalit Hindus and many programmes are being run to abolish ignominious caste system whereas Christianity has not been able to do minor changes in its structure. Hindu dalits are constantly moving on but this is not the case with converted Christian society. Church administration being led by you is pushing them back. Perhaps their thinking is to assimilate converted Christians among 300 million Hindus. They believe that this will make the task of church leadership easier. Why it is that church leadership always seeks solution in putting converted Christians in the list of Hindu dalits.
    It is the duty of church leadership that process of development should not only be being smooth. It is good to have institutions/policy made for the welfare of people. However, it is even more important that who are implementing them? Converted Christians should get share proportionate to their population. Unless and until this happens their position in the society will remain the same and their problems will persist.
    Your Holiness,
    In the first point I have tried to elaborate the first point related to the problems faced by converted Christians. In India the relationship between Catholic Church and its followers is not based on democratic set-up. Inside the church upper-caste Christians have more opportunity to progress than converted Christians. Considering the status of these people some fundamental structural changes are needed. At present Bishop is the “Key power” and they are appointed by the Vatican and that is why they feel themselves more responsible towards Vatican and less towards Kalisia. Most of the Catholics are of the view that Bishop should be elected by Kalisia and not by the Vatican so that they could be made more responsible towards their people.

    Evangelization and escalating tension
    Recently, for the sake of safety and security of Christian society you have appealed to Hindu society that they should stand-up against condemnable hate propaganda against Christians and should pave the way for religious freedom. Your concerns are genuine as tension between Christians and people from other faith has escalated over the years and at some places it has even taken violent turn. Be it ignominious incident of burning of Graham Stains with his two children in 1999 or Kandhmal riots or violence at some other place. Indian society has always opposed violence on the name of caste or religion. Indian government has acted swiftly whenever such incidents have taken place. Perpetrators of crime have been punished. Government has also constituted various commissions in this regard and their reports have been startling.
    India has always been glorious symbol of tolerance and has shown respect for all religions and faiths with the feeling of amicable co-existence. There is no place for non-tolerant faith among majority of Hindu community. Every citizen respects fundamental right of religious freedom of other people.
    Many commissions constituted by government on the wake of violent instances against Christians have also indicated towards imperialistic nature of church. There is an urgent need for introspection on the method of propagation of Christian faith as they have become instruments of growing tension with people of other faith. We can stop this by changing the current practices by the church and help create amicable atmosphere.
    Freedom of church in India
    Indian church and Christians have rights that are not even available to European church. In the matters related to Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and other religions there is some government intervention. For example, properties of religious institutions in Muslims are looked after by Waqf board. Similarly, religious properties in Sikhs are also managed according to Indian law. Government has direct control over the income of big temples and this money is spent on upliftment of deprived class.
    But, government has no intervention in matters pertaining to Christians. Bishops are appointed by you and Vatican and Fathers/Bishops has ownership over huge assets and resources of church. Though, even in Europe many countries have control over the properties of church. India is one such country where church enjoys immense religious freedom.

    Introspection of evangelization policy is necessary.
    Recently, Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue has raised few questions about status of religious freedom in India. The indication was towards anti-conversion law made by few states in India. Church is facing difficulty after enactment of this law. They should understand that Indian constitution allows anybody to follow faith of his/her choice and even allows propagation of religion. But, nobody can justify conversion of scheduled caste and tribes under the garb of social service. There is a thin line between propagation of once faith and conversion. If state gives absolute freedom to those who have sole motive of conversion then it is the duty of the state to intervene in the matter. This becomes all the more important considering wherever conversion has taken place in large number social tension has increased.
    This year Vatican had convened a meeting of various heads of faiths in Assisi of Italy on October 27. In this meeting Indian representation had tried to attract the attention of Vatican towards conversion. As a matter of fact if Vatican really wants amicable solution to various problems faced by Christianity then it is the church that will have to play larger role in the process.

    Development of converted Christians should be goal of church
    Your Holiness,
    Theoretically in Christianity advocates for equality but in practice reality is starkly different. Discriminatory caste policies of Catholic Church fail the basic motive of Christianity. In reality, condition of converted Christians worsens after conversion. Church should bring a White Paper on the matter that how much church has progressed after independence and how much progress converted Christians have made during the same period.
    Church receives huge donation in the name of social service and development of disciples of the faith but hardly anything has changed on the ground. This is certainly a food for thought that where this money goes?
    Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) an umbrella organization of Dalit Christians is of the view that church officials don’t want to leave any benefit currently enjoyed by them at any cost. They are not at all concerned with the betterment of converted Christians. This is why there is no hint of betterment of the status of this community even in distant future. The current system harbours inequality. That is why it will be wrong to expect that things will change in near future.
    Converted Christians are looking towards you with lot of hope and we request you to take concrete step for the change in fundamental structure of church.
    Yours in Christ

    R L Francis
    President
    Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM)
    http://www.dalitchristian.com
    Copy to:
    H.E. Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio
    Titular Archbishop of Montemarano
    Apostolic Nuncio
    50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
    New Delhi – 110 021

    Cardinal Oswald Gracias
    President
    Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI)
    C.B.C.I centre
    1, Ashok Place
    Near Gole Dakkhana
    New Delhi – 110 001, India.

14. Reveals the pain and agony of Dalits and Tribals after the conversion into Christianity
    An Unwanted Priest, an autobiography of Father William Premdass Chaudhary

    New Delhi: Letters can be a great instrument to showcase the socio-political landscape of any society and culture and many people have used this as a great tool to express their feelings – both sorrow and happiness. Letters written by Dalit priest Father William Premdass Chaudhary have also been used to reveal quite a dark world of discrimination and untouchability widespread in the grandiose Catholic Church system and debunks many myths surrounding Church.
    Father William Premdass Chaudhary attacks on the problem directly in his latest published autobiography ‘An Unwanted Priest’. He has an inimitable style of writing; he describes life in the Church and priest and presents insight hitherto unknown to most of the people. Father William Premedass Chaudhary does not mince words when he picks pen. He goes on analyzing very far and peels the problem layer after layer with a great precision.
    Analyzing the deep rooted feeling of caste discrimination in the forewalls of Church, Father William writes at one place in response to letter written by Vincent M. Concessao, Archbishop of Delhi, “I am a Dalit priest not a beggar. I am not begging you for the parish. I am not the Manglorian priest so that you will care for me. I don’t require your permission and position (parish) to preach the gospel. Jesus is my master and not you. I am Jesus’ slave and not yours. Even without parish what I have achieved, I am fully satisfied.
    I am a Dalit priest so it is my duty to safeguard the dignity of Dalit Catholics……….” He further goes on saying, “Why, I ( local Dalit Priest) am not assigned pastoral ministry consecutively for four years but you have assigned pastoral ministry to other Priests of Delhi Catholic Archdiocese though no one have gone for long retreat”. You have written in your letter that you cannot assign me a parish because of my shortcomings which are fabricated, as neither of my shortcomings has been proved by you…….”
    The book reveals inside world of Church, clash of ego and raises questions on the style of functioning of the grand institution and clearly depicts the injustice meted out to Dalit people and priests. The book exposes many things and breaks many myths. Father William raises a big question on the financial mismanagement of certain influential officials in the Church.
    When he writes about Dominique Immanuel, another priest, that “Please tell Fr. Dominic to put on the website of the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese. He had Income and Expenditure for dubbing the movie into other languages. The same Income and Expenditure must be put on the website. When the movie was produced, the name of the Sadbhavana was added. Why it was so? Chetanalaya was the only producer. I heard that Fr. Dominic Emmanuel was telling others that Sadbhavana had contributed the money towards the production of movie…..”
    It does not seem farther from the truth that there is greater need to put proper accounting checks on the income and expenditure of Church. Similarly, at one place in the book he gives an interesting instance and that actually became basis for the title of the book which goes like this…
    “I am an unwanted priest because I am a Local dalit Priest”, Archbishop of Delhi Catholic Archdiocese told Fr Premdass. One day I was having heated argument with one of the inmate priests at clergy house. As argument went on, the priest called me an unwanted priest. The book also compels Hindu society to think about the Dalit brothers who in order to get the social respect and equal treatment opt for Christianity. The Dalit converts think that they are liberated. But, here too, they don’t get any reprieve. As, discrimination in the Church system is very subtle the situation for a dalit priest like Father William becomes worse and it becomes almost impossible for him to stay in the mainstream of priesthood.
    Father William has dared to write something that not many would even dare to say or confess even in dream. He accepts the harsh reality of conversion and the dilemma before a dalit brother. He writes, “Mostly dalit Hindus were and are poor because they were and are exploited by upper caste Hindus and they were and are doing labourer jobs and menial works. After the conversion dalit Catholics were and are exploited by the authorities of Catholics Churches. Hindu Dalit’s condition did not improve but remain the same. They were not allowed to come up by the upper caste people in the society (Hindu). The dalit Catholic’s economical condition also was and is not good and their standard of living was and is very poor even after becoming Catholics in Delhi diocese and in North India….”
    However, the book also points out some other type of discrimination such as dominance of South India on the Church system. South Indian, are cared more by Delhi diocese and they have plum positions in Catholic institutions while local people and dalit don’t get their rights and they are more or less like slaves for their Catholic masters.
    The problem is at several levels. Though, the form and strength of Indian Church is very much derives from large population of Dalits and Triblals who have reposed their faith in Jesus but the structure of Church has remained elitist and pro-upper caste. This need to change and this is precisely why wave of confrontation has started taking shape. Book mentions about Poor Christian liberation Movement (PCLM) that advocates the cause of dalit Christians strongly. Father William Premdass Chaudhary has chosen a very ideal platform to answer several questions surrounding him.
    The book – An Unwanted Priest: An autobiography of Father William Premdass Chaudhary – will help the religious believers, religious institutions, government, bureaucracy, judiciary, academicians, researchers and media professionals in understanding the various problems of Dalits and Tribals and the darkness behind the white robe. This will help in understanding the politics of Conversion. And, it will certainly educate all that only economic development of Dalits and Tribals, and not mere Conversion, can bring social change in India.
    By R L Francis
    President, Pclm
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15. Knocking The Doors Of UN Against Vatican
    The memorandum submitted to the Secretary General of UN, requested that Indian church stop harassing Dalits and other deprived sections of society based on caste with immediate effect, and if it fails to do so, the observer status of the Vatican should be suspended.

    Few days back, Dalit Christian’s delegation had met with the representative of the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and submitted a memorandum regarding alleged exploitation and torture by the Catholic Church and Vatican. The memorandum highlighted continuous discrimination of CBCI (Catholic Bishop Conference of India) on the Dalit Christians. The memorandum also pointed out that the Church is not ready to give Dalit Christians their due share in the church structure.

    Indian Church has not even imagined that it will be exposed before the International organization so blatantly and that too by the people it claims to be a saviour. The Church has always portrayed itself as a protector of the rights of Dalits and the other deprived sections of the society in India.

    It is worth to mention here that Dalit Christians constitute 70% of the total Christian population in India but they have no share in the Church-run institutions. The memorandum submitted to the Secretary General of UN, requested that Indian church stop harassing Dalits and other deprived sections of society based on caste with immediate effect, and if it fails to do so, the observer status of the Vatican should be suspended.

    The Christianity started in India with the arrival of St. Thomas, a disciple of Jesus Christ that became popular at Malabar Coast in India. It paved the way to firm up the roots of imperialistic powers in the region. When India became a British colony, Christian missionaries got all facilities to expand and propagate its powers. Christian missionaries succeeded establishing its roots in the Tribal dominated regions of India. The government awarded them land and other facilities generously. It has given a boost to the conversion.

    Missionary schools became a tool to propagate their ideas. It allowed them to create a literate population, which is by religion, Hindu, but not a Christian by thinking. It even allowed them to strengthen their roots in high-class society of India.

    Dalits who embraced Christianity to get rid of the humiliating caste system of Hindus, felt cheated as they found no place in the Church system. Similar discriminations they continue to face in the Church system as well. And, the Church is completely responsible for their present pathetic situation. The Church has no intention to give them a respectable place. It does not want to spend their resources on their social upliftment. Mahars in Maharastra, Malas and Madigas in Andhra Pradesh, Chamars in Bihar, Santhals in Jharkhand and Lalbegi in Punjab converted to Christianity in large number. But, there is hardly any change in their social status. On the other hand, Hindu Dalits progressed a lot after getting reservation in government jobs and other institutions. They have also benefited in the era of privatization. However Dalit Christian’s status deteriorated even after conversion.

    The church has immense resources in India and it has the biggest land bank after the government of India. But, there is no monitoring authority. If Hindus temples are regulated by Devasthanam Act, Muslims by the Waqf Board and Sikhs by SGPC, then why not there should be a monitoring authority for church as well. Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM), an organisation working for the equal rights of converted Christians in India constantly struggling to introduce a regulatory system for the Church. According to a Kerala High Court judgement, the Vatican can only be a caretaker of the Church property by the Canon Law and this property should be used only for welfare of Christian communities. So, why not church spends this amount on the welfare of Poor Christians? It has always abdicated from its responsibility.

    The Catholic Church runs 480 colleges, 63 medical colleges, 9500 secondary schools, 4000 high-schools, 14000 primary schools, 7500 nursery schools, 500 training schools and 260 professional institutes. If protestants-run institutions are added, the number will reach to 50,000.

    How many Dalit Christians out of figure stated above are Dean or Principal of these institutions? How many Dalits are doctors? And, how many of them are at the top position/rank in the Church-run social organizations. As far as Dalit Christian’s representations in Churches are concern, it is inexplicable. There is no Dalit cardinal in India, however out of 175 Bishops; there are only 9 Dalit Bishops. There are 1122 Dalit priests out of total 25000.

    R L Francis
    President, PCLM
    Ph. 9810108046