Monday, December 29, 2014

People Reconvert to Hinduism in large numbers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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.


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