Kerala Minister for Culture Saji Cherian on January 2 (Tuesday) withdrew his earlier statement that bishops and other Church leaders were gripped with excitement on receiving an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was speaking to mediapersons at the Ernakulam Press Club in Kochi in the backdrop of the furore over his remarks on bishops and other Church leaders attending the Christmas celebrations hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently and reportedly not expressing concern over attacks on minority communities in Manipur and other States.
Mr. Cherian, however, said that members of the Christian community must take note of the over 700 attacks on them and their religious gatherings during 2023 on the one side and attempts to woo the very same community by delivering cakes to their homes.
