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இந்தியாவின் No.1 மாலை நாளிதழ்

ஈரோடு, பிப். 3-

 

ஈரோடு பெரிய மாரியம்மன் கோவில் நிலத்தை மீட்க வேண்டும். பன்னீர்செல்வம் மேம்பால திட்டத்தை கைவிட வேண்டும், 80 அடி சாலை திட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டும் என்பது உள்பட பல கோரிக்கைகளை வலியுறுத்தி பெரிய மாரியம்மன் கோவில் நில மீட்பு இயக்கம் சார்பில் ஈரோடு கோட்டை ஈஸ்வரன் கோவில் முன்பு இருந்து இன்று பால்குட ஊர்வலம் நடந்தது.  

 

 இதில் சுமார் 4 ஆயிரம் பெண் பக்தர்கள் பால்குடம் எடுத்து வந்தனர். திருவேங்கடசாமி வீதி, பிரப்ரோடு வழியாக வந்த இந்த ஊர்வலம் பெரிய மாரியம்மன் கோவிலை அடைந்தது. அங்கு வரிசையில் நின்ற பக்தர்கள் அம்மனுக்கு பால்குட அபிசேகம் செய்தனர்.

 

பெரிய மாரியம்மன் கோவில் நில மீட்பு இயக்க தலைவர் சந்திரசேகர் தலைமையில் நடந்த இந்த ஊர்வலத்தில் திட்டக்குழு தலைவர் சந்திரசேகர், துணை தலைவர் கைலாச பதி உள்பட பலர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.  

 

4 ஆயிரம் பக்தர்கள் பால்குடம் ஏந்தி வந்ததையொட்டி மாவட்ட போலீஸ் சூப்பிரண்டு பன்னீர்செல்வம் நேரடி மேற்பார்வையில் பலத்த போலீஸ் பாதுகாப்பு போடப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

When the wealth in the house increases, when water fills a boat, Throw them out with both hands!                                                                                                                                                                  Sant Kabir

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நயன்தாரா அளித்த ஈஸ்டர் விருந்து!

Circular church of communal coexistence

A 20-year-old Catholic church in the hilly hamlet of Edayoorkunnu near Wayanad, Kerala, is engineering a rare religious communion. The architecture of the Blessed Kuriakkose Elias Chavara Church, under the Mananthavadi diocese, is typical of a Hindu temple.

Steps built around a six-foot high oil lamp carved out of stone that stands in front of the church and the sanctum sanctorum structure resembles a Buddhist Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. The sanctum sanctorum of the church is circular, in the belief that it helps concentration of universal energy, which in turn is passed on to the believers. The church walls are adorned with verses from Vedas and Upanishads and symbols of other religions.

Inside, the image of

Jesus Christ resembles a Nataraja statue. At the centre of the church is a compass; one end points towards the Thirunelli Temple in the north and the other at Thrissleri Temple at the South.

Verses from the Isavsya Upanishad (Hiranmayena Pathrena) and the

Shanthi Manthra (Poornamada Poornamidam) find a place on the walls of the church. Symbols of various religions — Star of David

(Judaism), Omkaram (Hinduism), the crescent moon and star (Islam), yin yang (Taoism) and The Gate (Shintoism) — reign

harmoniously on the church walls.

The church has been constructed with 10,000 stones and has 12 stone pillars. Aside from the sanctum sanctorum, each entrance door of the church is graced by one of the four faces of the Lord Brahma.

Crucifixes apart, a  stone lamp and bells installed at the church entrance is reminiscent of traditional Hindu culture. Believers who enter the church first ring the bell, as in a temple. The church was first consecrated in 1990 and was renovated in 2009. The vision behind this spiritual fusion is that of Fr. Francis Njeralampuzha, the priest of the church and a lecturer at the Mary Matha College, Mananthavady. According to him, “it was during the time of renovation I was struck by the idea of constructing the worship place according to the traditional temple architecture.”

Fr. Francis was overjoyed when believers agreed without displeasure. The church was constructed at a cost of `70 lakh. Speaking on the motivation behind this religious coexistence, Fr. Francis says that “we have opted for this architectural model as the place Edayoorkunnu is placed between two great temples. While building a Christian church in this holy spot of the Hindus we felt it should imbibe the spirit of all religions of the world.”

The walls of the church also reflect the rich history, art, culture and natural beauty of this beautiful mountain district. Drawings of Thudiyas (musical instrument of Paniya tribe), elephants, birds, eggs, crows, bamboo clusters and the pictorial representation of the cave paintings of the Edakkal caves — one of the tourist attractions in Wayand — makes this centre of Christian worship unique. A painting of Edackal Moopan, the legendary tribal chief of the Edakkal caves, affirm the tribal heritage of the place. The church compound has a small garden in front, which the priest hopes will become a medicinal grove.

Pracharak arrested on opposing mass conversion in missionary school, 6 injured

Maharajganj (UP, India) : Six people, including a Christian priest, were injured and four people including RSS zilla prachark were arrested, when Hindu groups opposed a mass conversion program organized here at a missionary school on Sunday. BJP and other Hindu organizations staged heavy demonstrations at the police station against the partisan approach of police, who registered cases against both the groups, but arrested only RSS workers.

It is learnt that, a program named “Chutkara” was organized between 6 to 8 April at Everest English School near Sadar Kotavali. When Hindu organizations in the town learnt that some religious conversions were carried out in program on Saturady, RSS district pracharak Lalji along with Rajesh Madheshiya and two others went there to enquire about it the next day. They found that a huge gathering of “Banjara”s (a prominent tribal cast in this area) was organized at the school and Christian missionary Ramchandra Vishvakarma along with his wife Vimala were there to deliver key note, awakening and baptism. When Lalji tried to raise objections, there was heavy exchange of words that led to dispute amongst priest, principal of the school and RSS members. Both the groups reached to scuffle wherein six people including the priest and his wife got injured. Both the parties reached police station and filed complaints against each other, after which police arrested four persons including RSS district pracharak.

It is being alleged, that RSS members interrupted the program and attacked the Christian priest while RSS has said that when its workers reached the venue to get information of the program, they were attacked by the missionaries. Priest and school principal registered first information report under sections 147, 323, 504,506 and 427 of IPC against Hindu orgainisations in police station. While Hindu organizations registered their complaint alleging that they had been attacked and looted. Bharatiya Janata Party members staged heavy protests at the police station when they learnt that police have taken a partisan approach and RSS zilla pracharak has been arrested. They demanded unconditional release of all RSS workers.

It is also learnt that this program was being organized with prior permission of deputy district collector. People are questioning the intentions of district administration, as there had been many disputes over such programs earlier and it is a well known fact that programs like “Changai” and “Chhutakara” are meant for religious conversions and they are generally organized with help of schools.

http://forumforhinduawakening.org/dharma/news/2012/04/12/pracharak-arrested-on-opposing-mass-conversion-in-missionary-school-6-injured/

Police raid city lawyers house,take away 6 kids in her custody 

A Selvaraj TNN 

Chennai: The police on Thursday said they had rescued six children,aged between five and 12,from the house of a lawyer in T P Chatram,near Kilpauk.The police took five girls and a boy from the custody of the lawyer,Nisha H,on a complaint by district social welfare officer K Shanthi.
Nisha claimed that she was looking after the children and had legally adopted two of them,but could not produce documents,an investigating officer said.She told the police she didnt have any details about the parents of four of the children,but was educating them in good schools.
The police have booked a case against Nisha under section 344 of the IPC (wrongful confinement for 10 days or more) and section 34 of the Juvenile Justice Act.The children have been sent to a child care centre in Shenoy Nagar.We did not arrest the lawyer.If we find any illegalities during our investigations,we will take further action, Kilpauk deputy commissioner of police S Bhavaneeshwari said.
Sources said when the police were taking the children away,they said they did not want to be separated from Nisha,whom they called Amma.

City lawyer told to submit adoption papers 

Chennai: The police on Thursday rescued six children from the house of a lawyer in T P Chatram,near Kilpauk.The lawayer,Nisha,claimed that she was looking after the children and had legally adopted two of them.
Five of the six children study at CSI Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Vepery.One child is a student at Sindhi Model Senior Secondary School.
Child Welfare Committee chairperson P Manorama has asked the lawyer to submit documents of adoption or custody.
What will become of the children is unclear,but the police said CWC officials assured them that the children would be allowed to continue their studies.Some people do help the poor with good intentions, a police officer said.TNN

By INDRAJIT SINGH, Associated Press – 2 hours ago

PATNA, India (AP) — India has ordered the deportation of 10 French citizens who police say illegally worked with an Indian advocacy group accused of supporting Maoist rebels, officials said Monday.

It was the second time in a matter of months that India has deported foreign citizens working for local non-governmental organizations. In February, police expelled a German tourist for helping to raise funds for anti-nuclear activists in southern India.

The French nationals violated their tourist visas by working for Ekta Parishad, or Unity Forum, a group in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, said police Deputy Inspector General Paras Nath.

The 10 people — four men and six women — were detained Saturday in a densely forested area of Bihar where Ekta Parishad had organized a meeting of local farmers.

Police said Ekta Parishad supports the cause of Maoist rebels. The group says it works to protect the land and water rights of the poor but denies it has ties to the rebels, who have kidnapped several officials and killed dozens of security personnel in recent years.

"We have no links with the Maoists whatsoever. Ekta Parishad is working for people's right to land, forests and water. We are a people's movement," said Aneesh Thillenkery, national advocacy coordinator.

The French citizens were farm activists in their own country who came to India to meet with the leader of Ekta Parishad, P.V. Rajagopal, who is leading a movement to restore land rights to the people, Thillenkery said.

The Maoist rebels, who say they are inspired by the late Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, are demanding land and jobs for impoverished tribal communities.

The French citizens were flown to New Delhi on Monday and will be deported, Nath said.

The French Embassy in New Delhi said it would not comment.

In the past month, the rebels have kidnapped two Italians, a state lawmaker in neighboring Orissa state and a district official in Chattisgarh state. They have demanded the release of dozens of their imprisoned comrades.

The Italians were freed after some prisoners were released. The lawmaker and the official are presumed to still be in rebel custody while the government considers the Maoists' demands.

The rebels are spread across 20 of India's 28 states. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called them the country's biggest internal threat.

(This version CORRECTS in paragraph 2 that German was expelled in February.)

Copyright © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

REFUSES TO SIGN DECLARATION 
Christian Jagans visits Tirupati,kicks up an unholy row 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 

Tirumala: There was unrest atop the Seven Hills on Wednesday with Jaganmohan Reddy entering the shrine of Lord Balaji without signing the formal declaration about his belief in the Lord,which is mandatory for non-Hindus.While believers lambasted Jagan,a Christian,for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus,the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) top brass was left red-faced.
Followers of Jagan raised slogans of Jai Jagan just as they were entering the main entrance of the temple in the morning.There were more than 60 people in his entourage in violation of temple rules which do not allow more than 10 members along with a VIP.
TTD organized a VIP darshan for Jagan,but when he was approached by the temple authorities for a signature on the form on Tuesday he refused to do so.When Jagan entered the temple around 7am on Wednesday the Sahastra Kalashabhishekam special puja was being performed,and a TTD superintendent again requested him to sign the declaration.But,he refused again.
The Agama rules do not impose any such condition,but non-Hindu devotees must sign a declaration form which says that they believe in Lord Govinda, temple peshkar (administrative officer) Chandrasekhar Pillai told TOI.TTD rules,however,prescribe that non-Hindus need not sign these declaration forms every time they visit if they sign once in their lifetime.
Jagan reportedly argued that when he had come down to Tirumala in 2009 with his fatherthe then CMhe had not filled any form.Why should I sign the forms now I had darshan at that time, Jagan argued.Karunakar Reddy,a former TTD chairman and follower of Jagan came to the his defence.Why is the TTD targeting us They did not make Congress president Sonia Gandhi sign on the form when she visited the temple five years ago, he remarked.BJP leader NVSS Prabhakar flayed TTD for allowing Jagan to enter the temple by violating Hindu traditions and temple rules.

School fee verdict boosts minority institution rights 

Cultural Network,Christmas Bonus Be Considered Essential 

A Subramani TNN 

Chennai: The minorities right to establish and run educational institutions which enjoy special constitutional protection,has been upheld by the Madras high courts May 3 order on determination of fee structure.
Article 30 of the Constitution says all minorities,be it religious or linguistic,shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.Whatever is left unsaid in Article 30 is explained in two crucial rulings of the Supreme Court.In the Ahmedabad St Xaviers College Society case of 1974,the apex court spelled out four principal matters.They are: the minorities right to choose its managing or governing body;right to choose their teachers;right not to be compelled to take or refuse students;and the right to use its properties and assets for the benefit of its own institution.
The other major verdict was the P A Inamdar case of 2005,in which the apex court supplemented the charter of rights by including the minorities right to frame reasonable fee structure and the right to take action against employees for dereliction of duty.
These two judgments,in addition to a catena of judgments cited by the division bench on May 3,made one thing abundantly clear: The State cannot impose any restriction on the right of the minorities to administer educational institutions so long as such institutions are unaided by the state,except to the limited extent that regulation can be made for ensuring excellence in education. 
Perhaps building on the special protection in the Constitution as well as judicial pronouncements,the division bench has now permitted an additional percentage of school development fund to maintain the cultural network for minority educational institutions run by Catholic groups.
The bench has also frowned upon the fee determination committee for having refused to accept Christmas bonus given to staff members in minority-run institutions and money spent on other religious activities,while proposing the fee structure.Minority institutions have their own cultural and social identity.The character of the institutions is sought to be tampered with by restricting the expenditure on certain heads relating to minority cultural activities like Christmas bonus to the staff and such other minority cultural activitiesAny restriction on the financial transaction of the minority schools would amount to dismember the cultural network of the minority institutions.Such disallowing of expenses would negate the right of minority institutions to retain their character as minority institutions. 
The committees attempt to frame a teacher-student ratio and teacher-non-teaching staff ratio,besides limiting their salary expenses to 60% of the total school budget,too,did not find favour with the committee.Noting that such restrictions would cripple minority institutions,the division bench said: We find that the committee unjustly restricted the strength of teaching staff as well as nonteaching staff.The committee ought to have accepted the strength of teaching and nonteaching staff as submitted by the institutions.Restriction of number has resulted in deficit for those institutions,virtually crippling the administration of the minority institutions. 
The bench has expanded the scope of minorities freedom to found and run institutions,by including cultural network and Christmas bonus as essential religious activities that shall be taken into account by the committee when it considers the matter afresh.

17 பெண்களுடன் உறவுகொள்ள ரூ.130 கோடி செலவுசெய்த இத்தாலியின் முன்னாள் பிரதமர் !

இளம் பெண்களுடனான கேளிக்கை விருந்துக்கு இத்தாலிய முன்னாள் பிரதமர் பெர்லுஸ்கோனி, 130 கோடி ரூபாய் வரை செலவிட்டுள்ளார். இத்தாலிய முன்னாள் பிரதமர் சில்வியோ பெர்லுஸ்கோனி, பெண்கள் விஷயத்தில் பலவீனமானவர். அவர், செக்ஸ் தொழிலாளர்கள் பலருடன் படுக்கையைப் பகிர்ந்து கொண்டு, அவர்களுக்காகப் பல கோடி ரூபாய் செலவிட்டதாகப் புகார் கூறப்பட்டது. அதுமட்டுமல்லாது, 17 வயது

பெண்களுடனும் இவர் உறவு கொண்டதாகப் புகார் உள்ளது. இதை அவர் மறுத்தாலும் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட பெண்கள் ஒப்புக்கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

கடந்த, 2009 மற்றும் 2010ம் ஆண்டு இவரிடம் கணக்காளராக இருந்த குய்செப் ஸ்பினெலி குறிப்பிடுகையில், "மிலன் நகரில் உள்ள பங்களாவின் கீழ்த்தளத்தில் தான் இளம் பெண்களுடனான கேளிக்கை விருந்து நடக்கும். சில பெண்கள் நர்ஸ் போலவும் சிலர் போலீஸ் போலவும் உடை அணிந்து வந்து, இந்த விருந்தில் ஆபாச நடனமாடுவார்கள். இவர்களுக்கெல்லாம் உறையில் பணத்தை வைத்து அளிக்கும் படி பிரதமராக இருந்த பெர்லுஸ்கோனி கூறுவார். இதற்காக, 130 கோடி ரூபாய் வங்கியிலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது' என்றார்.