P Chidambaram calls Tamil Nadu BJP's allegation of forced religious conversion absurd, false
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has called the Tamil Nadu BJP's allegation of forced religious conversion as absurd and false.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said allegations of forced religious conversion raised by the BJP in Tamil Nadu are absurd and false.
Speaking to media after filing nomination for Rajya Sabha seat, Chidambaram said, "From my first standard to college I studied in Christian institutions. This [Religious conversion allegation] is absurd and false."
Recently, allegations of forced religious conversion were raised by the state BJP over the death of a girl student who was studying in a Christian school in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur. State BJP chief Annamalai had claimed that forced conversion was happening across Tamil Nadu and a complaint from a government school student at Kannattuvilai in Kanniyakumari district in April was the 'latest proof'.
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"There are thousands of children studying in Christian schools. Several generations have benefited from Christian schools and colleges. Nobody has attempted to convert anyone. This is a false accusation. This must be nipped in the bud and I’m sure that the people of Tamil Nadu will nip it in the bud," Chidambaram added.
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