Man enters Meghalaya church & shouts Jai Shri ram; gets booked

New Delhi: A man allegedly entered a church’s altar in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district and shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’, and police have registered a case against him. The man entered the Mawlynnong village Church on Thursday, a day after Christmas, shouted the slogan and posted the same on social media.

Already, scores of incidents of intolerance against Christmas and related celebrations were reported from various parts of the country this year. Hindutva activists carried out most of the criminal activities like disrupting celebrations, disturbing prayers, and taking charge of events in schools and other establishments in many incidents. The fresh report of sloganeering comes amid this.

Social activist Angela Rangad filed a police complaint on Thursday seeking legal action against the person.

East Khasi Hills SP Sylvester Nongtynger told PTI, "We have registered a case at Pynursla police station against a person named Akash Sagar on Instagram after a complaint was lodged in this regard."

He said an investigation is on, and efforts are on to nab the culprit.

"Sagar deliberately and in a premeditated and planned way trespassed into the altar area and shouted non-Christian songs. This act was deliberately done to create communal disharmony, insulting the minority culture in violation of all constitutional rights of religious freedom," she said.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has condemned the act and said administrative legal procedures are in place in the matter wherein an individual is targeted to vitiate the peaceful coexistence of the people.

"The action seems deliberate. We, as a state government, will leave no stone unturned to prevent anyone from creating social, religious, and communal disharmony. Legal action is on," the CM told PTI.