BJP's cross to bear stalls delegate selection for the Vatican

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NEW DELHI: The BJP is baffled by the myriad denominations within the Indian Church in its quest to select delegates to attend the canonisation of Mother Teresa in the Vatican on September 4. The selection process is stuck because the BJP is finding it hard to understand the various denominations within the Church…

“The initial list had some issues. We realised it as we got reminders from asking about the delegation,’’ said the official. He was alluding to the 2014 controversy over the official delegation sent to Vatican for the canonisation ceremony of Catholics Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sr Euphrasia Eluvathinkal.

The delegation—headed by Kurien, TDP MP P Raveendra Babu and Nagaland Peoples Front MP Neiphiu Rio—had stirred up a controversy as there wasn’t a single Catholics in it. While Kurien was a Marthomite, Raeendra Babu was a Hindu and Neiphiu, a three-time Nagaland chief minister, was a Protestant Christian.
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What’s the BJP?

It is the largest political party in India, but it is Hindu nationalist in philosophy. Supporters of the BJP have been implicated, and sometimes convicted, of hate attacks on Christians and Muslims.

Narendra Modi, the current prime minister of India, belongs to the BJP.