A Christian labourer from the District of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu was attacked on 19 April by a neighbour who accused him of sharing his faith to Hindus.
Thangaraj Ramasamy, a former party worker of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sustained severe injuries to his head and shoulders in the attack.
Demanding temple tax
Thangaraj, who became a Christian 15 years ago, said in his First Information Report to the police that his neighbour had been harassing him and demanding that he paid Hindu temple taxes. When Thangaraj refused, the accused, who has been arrested and remains in police custody, threatened to kill him.
