KANDHAMAL: IN THE EYE OF COMMUNAL STORM The recent violence in Orissa, particularly in the tribal dominated Kandhamal district, in the wake of the killing of senior VHP leader Swami Laxmananand Saraswati, has confirmed the fact that like Gujarat, Orissa too has turned into a hot spot of communalism.
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We love Christians and Muslims' The issue of conversion continues to be a hot topic of debate in our country even 61 years after independence mainly because illegal conversions continue to take place in many states.
