Police arrested Christians on 9 December who were attacked by Hindu nationalists in Tamil Nadu, then tried to portray it as a fight between two parties and ‘false news’.
The Hindu extremists savagely beat four Christians, including a woman whose hand they fractured, for conducting a pre-Christmas charity event for destitute widows. After the attack, one of the victims was taken into custody. Two days before the event, Karthik Chandran, went to the Periyanaickenpalayam police station with an invitation to police to inform them about the church’s pre-Christmas activities.
More determined
Pastor Chandran, a 30-year-old father of two who sustained a serious head wound, said the attack strengthened his family’s faith. ‘I am very joyful that I have been persecuted for Christ’s sake and I am to proclaim Christ even more boldly,’ he said.
