Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union home minister Amit Shah while opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking action against those who were involved in the attack against the nuns in Uttar Pradesh.
In the letter to Shah, the chief minister asked for immediate action against the attackers. “It is reported that two postulants, who recently joined the Sacred Heart congregation in Delhi were travelling for the first time to their homes accompanied by two nuns, were harassed and intimidated by around 150 Bajrang Dal activists. You would agree with me that such incidents would tarnish the image of the nation and its ancient tradition of religious tolerance. Such incidents require utmost condemnation by the Union government,” the CM’s letter said. Vijayan also wanted the home minister to instruct authorities to initiate strict action against those who infringed upon the fundamental rights of the nuns.
In his letter to the PM, Chennithala expressed pain, anguish and strong displeasure over the incident. “The nuns were attacked by wrongly accusing them of forceful conversion. Despite the nuns showing the details required, the police misbehaved with them. They were released after intervention from lawyers in Delhi,” Chennithala stated in his letter. He urged the PM to take measures to book the culprits at the earliest so that such incidents are not repeated. tnn