April , 2007
Marriage facts!
The Meena-Peter marriage in Jabalpur in January this year, I thought, should have made the RSS realize that marriage between two consenting adults,irrespective of their religion continues to be a matter of personal choice for us Indians. But sadly a propaganda that Muslims are trying to convert Hindus by design continues to vitiate the atmosphere. No money for guessing who is behind this propaganda. Within three months the battlefield shifted from Jabalpur to Bhopal and a Hindu Kanya Raksha Samiti through which known RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal and Uma Bharti's Bhartiya Janshakti leaders campaigned against the marriage of Umar and Priyanka Wadhvani has been formed. Meena is a physically challenged Hindu girl who wanted to get married to Peter, a Christian auto rickshaw driver. In Bhopal, Priyanka Wadhwani, daughter of an affluent Sindhi contractor wanted to get married to Umar, a Muslim, whose family is also into the real estate....




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A chance reporter, reporting for CNN-IBN from Bhopal. Has reported for the Sun Magazine, Delhi MidDay, Hindustan Times, Asian Age and Sahara Samay in the past.



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