Archbishop Moras sweeps for a clean Bangalore on Independence Day

(August 17, 2009) Morning joggers and walkers were in for a surprise early morning on August 15^th, India’s Independence day on seeing Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore, joining members of Anonymous India Trust in sweeping the road and the neighbouring compound near Archbishops House. The Archbishop was joined by priest staff in the Archbishop's House in his support to 'Clean Bangalore campaign" launched by the Anonymous India Trust. Pavitra, an associate of the Trust who was filming the campaign in various parts of Bangalore said, "The Trust is making an effort to conscientize people of the importance of keeping our surroundings clean". Archbishop Moras said, "When each of us keep our surroundings clean, we contribute to the overall cleanliness of the city. The spread of disease and sickness is also because we have at times overlooked our responsibilities of keeping our surrounding clean." A member of the Trust said, "We thought it opportune to seek the support of important leaders in society to set an example to others to follow. We are very happy that a religious head in the person of the Archbishop has shown interest in our campaign".