Source:         www.MNNonline.org

Date:            April 22, 2008

India (MNN) -- Persecution against Christians continues at an unprecedented rate in India. Now, Hindu radicals are attempting to reconvert Dalit Christians during reconvertion rallies. Hindu leaders in Tamil Nadu State say 300 Dalits did just that. However, speaking from India, Gospel For Asia's KP Yohannan says it's all propaganda by the Hindus, witnessed by GFA workers. "They sought out extremely poor (people) who live as fisherman and decided to say that these are Christians and we are going to convert them back to Hinduism. None of the people are known to be practicing Christians." Yohannan thinks he knows why the Hindu radicals are staging these reconversion rallies. "Very large numbers of untouchables or Dalits are leaving the so-called caste system, and many of them are becoming Buddhists, embracing Islam. But a large number are following Christ, (who) they see is the only hope." Funding for Bibles is a great need right now.