12-28-2004, 08:39 PM
Hindu group condemns labelling tsunami God's vengeance
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New York, Dec 28 (IANS) A Michigan-based Hindu group has condemned labelling Sunday's tsunami tragedy a "vengeful act of God" and asked the global Hindu community to contribute generously to assist victims of the catastrophe.
The group, Navya Shastra, in a statement condemned organisations in India that described the tsunami as "divine retribution" for the arrest of the Kanchi Shankracharya on murder and other charges.
"Hindus should not ascribe the disaster to divine retribution", the statement quoted Rajarathina Bhattar, Navya Shastra advisor and a Houston priest, as saying.
"At times like these, sane voices must prevail," he said.
The organisation also called on the global Hindu community to contribute generously to assist the victims of the tragedy, which has claimed nearly 25,000 lives in South and Southeast Asia, including about 6,000 in India.
"Our religious ideals, enshrined in the Vedas and the Thirukkural, exhort us to give to those in need", said V.C. Vijayaraghavan, a Navya Shastra member from London.
"This is all the more important because so many of the victims were innocent children," he added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmm.. Did this "michigan based Hindu group" hear about the 'dreams' some of its members were having ?? Did they "condemn" that ? So much for "Hindu" group.. <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New York, Dec 28 (IANS) A Michigan-based Hindu group has condemned labelling Sunday's tsunami tragedy a "vengeful act of God" and asked the global Hindu community to contribute generously to assist victims of the catastrophe.
The group, Navya Shastra, in a statement condemned organisations in India that described the tsunami as "divine retribution" for the arrest of the Kanchi Shankracharya on murder and other charges.
"Hindus should not ascribe the disaster to divine retribution", the statement quoted Rajarathina Bhattar, Navya Shastra advisor and a Houston priest, as saying.
"At times like these, sane voices must prevail," he said.
The organisation also called on the global Hindu community to contribute generously to assist the victims of the tragedy, which has claimed nearly 25,000 lives in South and Southeast Asia, including about 6,000 in India.
"Our religious ideals, enshrined in the Vedas and the Thirukkural, exhort us to give to those in need", said V.C. Vijayaraghavan, a Navya Shastra member from London.
"This is all the more important because so many of the victims were innocent children," he added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmm.. Did this "michigan based Hindu group" hear about the 'dreams' some of its members were having ?? Did they "condemn" that ? So much for "Hindu" group.. <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->