Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: While the BJP, in its election manifesto, has promised an Uttar Pradesh mannequin legislation towards forceful spiritual conversion and ‘love jihad’ in Kerala to woo Hindu and Christian voters, the info sourced by TNIE from the federal government gazettes paint an altogether completely different image.
According to official figures for the yr 2020, the most important gainer – by way of new converts – was Hinduism. People who embraced Hinduism constituted 47 per cent of spiritual conversions in Kerala through the one-year interval beneath reference.
Of the entire 506 individuals who registered their change of faith with the federal government, 241 have been those that transformed from Christianity or Islam to Hinduism. A complete of 144 individuals adopted Islam whereas Christianity acquired 119 new believers within the yr, reveals the info.
32 individuals left Islam for Hinduism
As per the rule, individuals who formally change their faith, together with minors, should promote it within the gazette. 72% of the brand new converts to Hinduism have been Dalit Christians, principally Christian Cheramars, Christian Sambavas and Christian Pulayas. It was evident that lack of reservation advantages pressured many Dalit Christians to re-embrace Hinduism. Also, 32 individuals left Islam to hitch Hinduism.
Christianity misplaced 242 believers to the opposite two religions and attracted solely 119 individuals. Islam gained 144 new believers and misplaced 40 through the interval. Buddhism acquired two new believers who switched from Hinduism.
77% of the brand new converts to Islam have been Hindus and 63% girls. It attracted the best variety of individuals from Ezhava, Thiyya and Nair communities. 25 individuals, together with 13 females, switched from Hindu Ezhava to Islam.
17 Thiyya group members together with 11 females transformed to Islam. 17 individuals together with 12 females have been from the Nair group. Of the 33 individuals who crossed over to Islam from Christianity, 9 have been Syrian Catholics, who included two girls.
