By Sagay Raj
In Short
- Sulibele urges ‘ghar wapsi’ and youth training for reconversion
- Calls for Hindu men to seek interfaith marriages
- Remarks trigger debate on religious conversions and social impact
Author, right-wing activist and Yuva Brigade founder Chakravarthy Sulibele made controversial remarks on religious conversion at a Hindu organisations’ programme in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district. He said that instead of just talking about “love jihad”, people should aggressively push for “ghar wapsi” (reconversion) and bring girls from other religions into their own faith. Sulibele said this at a programme in Mangaluru.
Speaking at the event, Sulibele argued that efforts should be made to bring girls from other religions into the Hindu faith and urged for training of youth for this purpose.
“How long will we keep saying that religious conversion is happening? Now is the time for change. We will now talk about ‘ghar wapsi’,” Sulibele said.
He criticised those who report religious conversions to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) instead of taking action themselves. “Instead of calling VHP leaders and complaining about who converted their religion, you should ensure their reconversion yourselves,” he said.
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