"Kerala Appreciative Of PM Modi": Kerala Bishop After Meeting
NDTV
Cardinal George Allencherry, the Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar church told reporters, "We shared the anxieties we have regarding our mission work in north India, which is being hindered by religious fundamentalists".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to Christians in Kerala has received a thumbs up from one of the state's most influential pastors. Cardinal George Allencherry, the Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar church, told reporters today that the people of Kerala are "appreciative of PM Modi" and are looking for development.
The Prime Minister's meeting with seven bishops of various Christian sects had drawn all eyes since yesterday -- more than the foundation of key infrastructure projects and the flagging off of the Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram.
Christians comprise 18 per cent of the population in Kerala, where the BJP has not made much headway electorally. But by pro-actively reaching out to the Christian population and the youth, the party hopes the picture to change in time for the 2024 national elections.
Cardinal George Allencherry, the Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar church, who was among the bishops who met the Prime Minister last evening, told reporters today that they shared the "anxieties we have regarding our mission work in north India, which is being hindered by religious fundamentalists".
