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'Spiritual fraudsters would be dealt with sternly'

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Posted online: Saturday , May 17, 2008 at 03:33:05
Updated: Saturday , May 17, 2008 at 05:01:03


Thiruvananthapuram, May 17: Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan said spiritual fraudsters would be dealt with sternly saying that they posed a grim threat to the society.

No mercy would be shown towards fake Godmen, who thrived with their nexus with sections of business and political class, he said at a press meet referring to the detention of two self-styled Godmen in the past few days.

On the dramatic scenes staged in a police station near Kochi by another self-styled swami on Saturday, Achuthanandan said what had happened in the police station was a slur on image of the police and it would be investigated.

"No doubt, these kind of people would be dealt with sternly and the rackets operated by them suppressed mercilessly. They have become a grave threat to social peace and security."

He said some of them (swamis) might have got established with the help of sections in the police, politicians and business class.

He said some of the evidences threw up by the arrest of these fraudsters were capable of denting the credibility and authority of the police. This would be viewed seriously and firm steps taken against those who were found to have links with the spiritual rackets, the Chief Minister added.

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fraudulent missionaries by arunesh on 18 May 2008

Let us see what he this ass of a minister has to say about fraudulant missionaries and magic healers the like of benny hinn.

If so by g kapuria on 18 May 2008

If they truly want to deal with spiritual fraudsters, they should throw all evangelicals in the jail.

Kerala Hindus need a big reform by Bharat on 18 May 2008

Kerala Hindus need a big reform. Sometime back, we heard about Sabarimala, where women of centain age-groups are not allowed. This is totally against Sanatan Dharma. Some pervert justify by giving examples from other religions, as why not ask muslims to allow womens in mosques. I as a Hindu, concern about my dharma. There should be any discrimination. Kerala Hindus must reform themselves and save the state from Jihadis and chrsitian missionaries.

godmen or Monsters? by gopinathapai on 17 May 2008

In kerala which is now worse than bihar is ruled by party men and not the govt.You may remember e should be beaten by electric lathis. .Jail wardens are working in the tune of cpm detinues and they are afraid of them.The killers of kanichukulangara murder buy luxuary cars and break the seal of police on godown confiscicated and take away gold and valuables.they live in custody better than outside free life.santhosh chaithanya lead a life withut fear or hindrane by looting raping the minor girls influencing the politicians and ias ips caders and even the cbi or other law enforcing agencies in the metro city of gods own country where in if a poor man in the last grade receives sometips is booked and punished.now think of a saint like fraud godman entered to a police station and fired in the presence of constables.Political leaders of parties like cpm, cpi and muslim nothing to comment the situation in kerala where the people are highly educated has turned as a plce of jungle law. democr

Kerla by Malotra on 17 May 2008

Then u migrate to Bihar

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