Christian Association for Social Action
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Christian Association for Social Action is a Kerala-based
Christian
social action group that came to prominence after finding common cause with Vishva Hindu Parishad
. The religious conversion racket, Love Jihad
, which operated in the region from 2005 to 2009 operated by encouraging its members to seducing girls, often schoolgirls and causing or enticing them to convert, and had come to the attention of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council
, India Director General of Police, and the Kerala High Court
among others.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
social action group that came to prominence after finding common cause with Vishva Hindu Parishad
Vishva Hindu Parishad
' , which is usually known more simply as the VHP, is an international Hindu organization, which was founded in India in 1964. Its slogan is "धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ", which is supposed to mean "Dharma protects its protector"...
. The religious conversion racket, Love Jihad
Love Jihad
Love Jihad also called Romeo Jihad, is an alleged activity under which some young Muslim boys and men reportedly target college girls belonging to non-Muslim communities for conversion to Islam by feigning love. While similar activities have been reported elsewhere, the term has been used to...
, which operated in the region from 2005 to 2009 operated by encouraging its members to seducing girls, often schoolgirls and causing or enticing them to convert, and had come to the attention of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council
Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council
The Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council is a permanent association of the Catholic bishops in Kerala. It is an association of three rites of the Catholic Church - the Latin, the Syro Malabar and the Syro Malankara...
, India Director General of Police, and the Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court
High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Kochi...
among others.