Over 8000 people in
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have reconverted to Hinduism during last 6 months.
In Hyderabad the figure is more than 1200. (Source: Deccan Chronicle news with URL below). This is part of VHP's 'Ghar Wapsi'
initiative where people converted out of Hinduism in different pretexts are
brought back to the religion of their birth and forefathers.
As more people return
to their original faith, it is also getting clear that the reason for their
conversion into other religions have been superstition and other hazy reasons.
For example in this Deccan Chronicle report, a man who converted out of
Hinduism to Christianity said that he converted when his son was very ill and a
Christian pastor came to hospital and prayed for his son's health and asked him
and his family to do so. But religious conversion could only be fictitiously
linked to his son's survival for a few months as his son died afterwards
leaving the man and family wondering about their decision to convert in order
to ensure health of his son. When VHP members reached out to him, he expressed
his willingness to return to the religion of his birth.
You can read more about
this news here: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141228/nation-current-affairs/article/ghar-wapsi-boom-telangana-state-andhra-pradesh
