RSS “Reconverts” 55 Dalits

(India News) – Terming it a “return home,” the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) re-converted 55 Dalits to Hinduism after a religious ritual in a Bihar village. Eight families of these socially marginalized sections who had earlier embraced Christianity underwent purification rites in Chandarpur village of Samastipur district Tuesday in a ‘yagna’ organised by RSS activists. The activists said the Dalits were lured by Christian missionaries “but realised their mistake and decided to return to the Hindu fold”. They alleged that Christian missionaries were active in proselytising the poorer segments, particularly in flood-prone districts. The RSS has given a call to the locals to oppose conversions and not to allow Christian missionaries to penetrate the villages.