AICC denounces Swamy’s ‘hate’ campaign

(November 03, 2011) The All India Christian Council (AICC) has taken strong exception to Janata Party president Subramaniam Swamy’s “slander campaign” against the Christian and Muslim communities and the Council in his recent police complaint. Swamy had on October 25 filed an FIR, First Information Report to the Delhi Police against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and National Advisory Council (NAC) members claiming they had “committed offences” against Hindu community. In a press statement on November 2 after the conclusion of the Karnataka chapter, AICC secretary general John Dayal and state unit leaders said they had repeatedly called for strong laws to save minorities from being targeted. Cautioning people against attempts by Sangh Parivar to communalise the environment in Karnataka, they said BJP leader LK Advani’s “Rath Yatra” was to “sow seeds of communal hatred for electoral gains”. Dayal said the Christian leaders in Mumbai had filed a complaint demanding legal action against Swamy for spreading hate and violating the constitution with his article in a newspaper against providing voting rights for Muslims. Swamy had also attacked the AICC which is supporting the legislation to prevent violence against minorities, the statement said.