Earlier, a letter signed by Manning had denied Hindus living in PNG permission to hold Durga Puja celebrations saying idol worshipping is morally inappropriate and against Christian values.
The further construction at Raihan Heights has been halted after the Deputy Collector, Surat Municipal Corporation cancelled the transfer of property which violated the Disturbed Areas Act
J Nandakumar believes that the communist and Islamist historians who have tried to distort Indian history, have also glorified the 1921 Moplah massacre, depicting it as a freedom struggle