Aizawl, Oct 17 : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) has nothing to do with his faith. Lal Thanhawla was reacting to the accusation of the main opposition party in the state Mizo National Front (MNF) led by former Chief Minister Zoramthanga who had condemned and decried Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla for attending the last Durga Puja at Kolkata.
Mizoram Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee while strongly reacting to the accusation by the MNF party said that Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and his wife attended the 25th Dushera Anniversary & Cultural Function at IB Block Sector III, Kolkata Salt Lake as the Chief Minister was the chief guest and no religious related programme was held but rather a programme on cultural integration.
The Mahila Congress Committtee added that former India President Giani Zail Singh and former Governor of Mizoram had attended Church services which showed that India is a secular state.
On Saturday, MNF vice president R Tlanghmingthanga said, “MNF strongly condemned Lal Thanhawla for attending the Hindu festival and hope that the Mizoram Chief Minister will seek forgiveness towards God.”
Dwelling at length, R Tlanghmingthanga accused Lal Thanhawla of betraying his God and forsaking Christianity by attending the rites and rituals performed during the last Durga Puja festival at Kolkata.
The Telegraph daily in its October 9 edition had published a photograph of Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla and his wife Lal Riliani while gracing puja celebrations in Kolkata.
The MNF leader further said that though India is a secular state but our leaders were very careful when the questions of religious rites and rituals are concerned but inspite of this, Lal Thanhawla and his wife had attended the Durga Puja celebration which the MNF regarded as “betraying his God and forsaking his Christianity”.
The MNF party also accused the Mizoram Chief Minister of breaking coconut in Hindu ritual during the inauguration of Mizoram House in New Delhi on January 9, 2009 and also during the inauguration of Tuivawl bridge on January 24, 2010.
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