|
Another Jesus row hits CPI-M
Sunday February 05, 2012 07:05:25 PM,
IANS
|
|
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala's Marxists are in trouble again -- this time over a look
alike picture of Jesus Christ's The Last Supper.
The Congress has hit out at the Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) after the CPI-M's labour wing put up the controversial
picture.
It showed US President Barack Obama in the centre of a supposed
Last Supper flanked by "disciples" Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh,
Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, L.K. Advani and Oommen Chandy.
"They (CPI-M) say they have the highest regards for Christ. But
they do all sorts of things which belittle Christ and
Christianity," Chandy said in Kottayam.
"The CPI-M should immediately apologise for the poster," he said.
Spokesperson of the Synod of Catholic Bishops, Paul Thelekkat,
said using The Last Supper to make a political point was wrong.
"The CPI-M has hurt the sentiments of believers," he told
reporters.
CPI-M state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said the party had no role
in preparing the posters.
"This was not done by our party. When our party leaders came to
know of this, they went to the place and removed them. It is not
our policy to belittle Jesus or Christianity," Vijayan said here.
Only last week the Congress condemned the CPI-M for using a Jesus
Christ portrait at an exhibition as part of its state conference.'
The painting of Christ was placed along with Communist icons
including Che Guevera at an exhibition titled "Marx is Correct".
Christians form 23 percent of the Kerala's 33 million people.
|
|
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 Relief for Chidambaram as court dismisses Swamy's plea
A special CBI court Saturday dismissed Janata
Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make P. Chidambaram a
co-accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case, spelling
»
Not enough ground to try Chidambaram in 2G case: Court
Swamy to appeal against judgement
Breather perhaps, but Chidambaram still in
trouble |
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
 Over 3000 civilian deaths in Afghanistan during 2011
The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) February 04
said that more than 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan »
Video shows US soldiers urinating on dead
Taliban fighters
|
|
Israel 'plans attack on Tehran within months'
Israel is
planning to attack Iran "within months", the Daily Mail reported
Saturday.
Fears of a global nuclear war breaking out were stoked after Israel
said Iran has been developing missiles with an extraordinary range
of 6,200 miles, enough to reach the US. An
international
» |
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
 Islamic Index launched on Australian market
Following
last year’s launch of Australia’s first Islamic Australian equity
fund, Thomson Reuters and Crescent Wealth have announced the
launch of a specialised index
» |
|
School heads seek reform in university
admission process
Heads of various schools in the capital Saturday
stressed upon the need to reform the admission process at Indian
universities as a natural extension to the
»
Meta university by next year: Sibal |
|
World Muslims urged to launch own TV Channel
for image makeover
Hanan Ali Abbasi, President
of National Youth Assembly (NYA) of Pakistan urged the Muslim
leaders and countries to launch world-wide Islamic channel for
portraying better image of the Muslims
» |
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
New
Delhi,27 Jan 2012-IGNOU Vice-Chancellor M Aslam receiving
the "Best teaching practices Award" from noted film director
Prakash Jha at the India Today Aspire education summit
2012,in New Delhi on Friday. Also in picture India Today
Group's Rekha Puri.
(Photo:
IANS/Amlan Paliwal) |
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links