ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ചാരിറ്റി പ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങള് തുടരാന് അനുവദിക്കണമെന്ന് യു എസ്
March 22, 2017, Washington, DC.
Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations (FIACONA) is deeply disturbed by the total abdication of responsibility by Prime Minister Modi’s nationalist Hindu government in resolving an issue which affects at least 147,000 poor Indian children and their future, besides putting US-India relationship at a greater risk.
A US based Christian charity, Compassion International (CI), for the past 48 years has been helping the families that are stuck at the very bottom of the society in India, by helping their children get a better future. There are over 147,000 poor and marginalized children currently enrolled in CI's India program. The aid provided by Compassion International helps break the cycle of poverty and indignity these children have experienced.
But the government headed by a radical Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader Mr. Narendra Modi, are denying the only help these Indian children have been receiving. The reason for their action seems to be ideological - which their government won’t even acknowledge officially.
Prime Minister Modi’s decision to expel Compassion International from India for their ideological reason will effectively condemn 147000 children to a life of indignity and grinding poverty. Mr. Modi’s decision effectively denies these children a shot at what life could offer them.
Mr. David Prasanna, one of FIACONA members from New Jersey said, “Mr. Modi’s resolve to expel Compassion International from India on false charges will irrevocably affect not only the future of the children currently enrolled in their program but it will also affect hundreds of thousands of children who could get a life-line to escape the cycle of grinding poverty and indignity in future”.
Pastor Joel Johnson, an active member of FIACONA said, “It is an assault on a 2000 year old Christian church in India by a radical group under the leadership of Mr. Modi”.
Dr. Ravi Mathews, another member of FIACONA from Tennessee points out that the action taken by Modi government on trumped up charges, is a crime against the vulnerable people of India.
He also pointed out that the action by Modi government is a national shame because, it effectively denies hundreds of thousands of children the only means to a life of dignity and respect.
FIACONA believes that this action by Modi government against Christian aid agencies is an attempt by the political-Hinduism to hijack the rich religious traditions of religious Hinduism and the people of India.
Mr. Modi’s hardcore Hindu nationalist government should also decide if their ideological argument is worth damaging the important US-India relationship.
The hardline approach of the Hindu nationalist government under Modi has the potential to cause serious damage to the US-India relationship at a time when India needs the US more than the other-way around.
FIACONA understands that these actions against Christian institutions is a serious issue that affects the US interests in India.
John Prabhudoss
President, FIACONA.
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I believe, it was in April of 2015 that NGOs in India came under the scrutiny of government. Among them were Compassion International, George Soros’s Open Society Foundation, World Movement for Democracy, Greenpeace and National Endowment for Democracy, were some of them. One of the allegations that was raised against these NGOs is that they are channeling the funds to serve policy interests of Western governments and ultra-liberal ideologists like George Soros. For example the Greenpeace lead a massive effort to destroy India’s coal-fired power plants and coal industry by protest movements at power plant locations and coal mines.
FIACONA is now concerned about the welfare of 147, 000 poor children of India and so is the Compassion International too. In other words FIACONA is an accessory to Compassion International. The prime motive of Compassion International is evangelization. Back in the ‘90s, Christian Rock Musicians were promoting Compassion International in America and I think still they do it. It is a conservative Christian charity where gays and lesbians are excluded and not welcomed. They make it possible for mostly Western Christians to sponsor poor children from third world countries. These children supposedly write letters to their sponsors to let them know about their progress in fighting poverty. A five minute search on the web will reveal hundreds of very unsatisfied sponsors who claim that the so-called letters are really fake. Compassion International is accused of funding Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that were not registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act. Why is Ed Royce, Elliott Engel and John Prabhudoss so concerned about the welfare of 147,000 children? They have ulterior motives. They want to channel these contributions to propagate their ideologies among the Indians and thereby manipulating the government. All that the BJP Government is telling these NGOs is that their money should be accounted for. I am very much disheartened by the way John Prabhudoss labeled Mr. Modi as a radical Hindu Nationalist. Mr. John Prabhudoss, you have no clue as to what Hinduism is. Even though I am a Christian, let me remind you this: Hinduism is far more peaceful than Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Mr. Modi is not a radical nationalist. In my opinion, he is the best Prime Minister India ever had.