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Supporters of two pastors fight amongst themselves, fling chairs at each other in Andhra Pradesh: Read why

OpIndia Staff - 2 August, 2021

A clash broke out between the supporters of two pastors at the Andhra Evangelical Luffieran Church (AELC) in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

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Andhra Pradesh: Three pastors booked for duping people using pictures of fake orphans, collected lakhs in donations

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2021

After villagers noticed that photographs of their children have been posted on Facebook by 3 pastors claiming them to be orphans, the scam was busted

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National Commission for SC takes note of rampant Christian conversion in Andhra Pradesh, asks govt to respond in next two weeks

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2021

In January 2020, the Hindu legal-activist group - Legal Rights Protection Forum and SC-ST Rights Forum, a non-profit legal activism organization working in the area of Dalit rights, had written a letter to National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) over rampant forced conversions activities by the Christian missionaries and Church.

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Qatar-based Indian PhD scholar says false SC/ST case filed against her by Nagarjuna University professor who used to harass her online

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2021

Aruna in her petition, FIR and in an interview with OpIndia informed that Kondru who is a practicing Christian as per his social media profiles (which has now been locked), continues to call himself a Hindu taking undue advantage of the reservation given to SCs and STs.

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Andhra Pradesh: Villagers pass resolutions at Gram Sabha to stop conversion activities of Christian missionaries, seek to remove an illegal church

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2021

The villagers of Gurujala has passed five resolutions at Gram Sabha recently to prevent Christian missionaries conversion activities in the village

Crime

Andhra Pradesh: 46-year-old pastor arrested for sexual assault on a 10-year-old, had tried to bribe the child to keep quiet

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2021

The pastor allegedly assaulted the minor girl on June 22. When the 10-year-old victim’s mother got to know of the incident, she filed a police complaint in the Sarpavaram police station.

Politics

Andhra Pradesh: BJP leaders arrested for protesting against installation of Tipu Sultan statue by by YSRCP MLA after demands by Muslim community

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021

A massive political row has erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the installation of a statue of tyrant ruler Tipu Sultan in Proddatur town in Kadapa district.

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