A recent article published in Organiser, the RSS’ ideological mouthpiece, which discussed the extent of land ownership by the Catholic Church in India, has stoked controversy with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticising the piece, seeing it as part of a broader agenda to target and marginalise minority communities. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha … Read more
Seizing on a row over a now-deleted article published by the RSS-linked magazine Organiser on its website, which claimed that the “Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental land owner” in the country, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday hit out at the … Read more
“The total estimated value of these properties is around Rs 20,000 crore, making the Church a significant player in India’s real estate landscape. As of 2012, the Catholic Church has 2,457 hospital dispensaries, 240 medical or nursing colleges, 28 general colleges, 5 engineering colleges, 3,765 secondary schools, 7,319 primary schools and 3,187 nursery schools in … Read more