ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, September 8, 2009: At a hearing of a writ petition on Monday, a two-member bench of the AP High Court directed authorities to maintain status quo on government funds for building or repairing churches.The petition, filed by Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, complained that the state government was engaging itself in the promotion of a religion contrary to court injunctions. Chowdary listed 49 GOs, placing 150 Christian institutions as beneficiaries of state aid. He argued that there were no legislative sanction for the said expenditures and thus they were illegal. Listing various GOs between December 2001 and March 2009, he said the state was promoting Christian-related activities in the guise of SC/ST welfare. He said the state was getting involved systematically in promoting church-related activities.
The petitioner had earlier filed a writ challenging the action of the government in granting funds for Christian pilgrimage. In an order dated July 22, a two-member bench suspended the GO granting such allowances.
Hats off Hanuman Choudhary Ji.
Source: TOI
Firstly, Salute to 'Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary'.
ReplyDeleteThere should be a punishment, as serious as death punishment, for propogating foreign fake beliefs, inside the historical land of India.
It is only when we have thousands of active patriots such as Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, that we can defend our values and our nation.