Pentecostals to fight elections as independent candidates in Kerala
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Dec 7, 2020, 08:00 am IST
In a tactical move to show off their numerical strength, the Pentecostal evangelical group is fielding 188 independent candidates in Kottayam district of Kerala. There are many pockets in the district where these evangelical missionaries were successful in converting people by offering incentives. All expenses of these candidates are spent by this controversial organisation. This Pentecostal group is also sponsoring candidates from Aam Aadmi Party and the twenty-twenty political outfit based in Kizhakkambalam panchayat.
The Pentecostal group is focusing on Panchayats like Aayarkunnam and Paambaady, and Kottayam Municipality. They don’t expect their candidates to win but believes that by getting a chunk of votes political outfits will seek help from them in the upcoming elections. In many wards and divisions, this group can be a deciding factor regarding the winnability of both LDF and UDF candidates. Placing their favourites to the power help them to materialise their hidden agenda, i.e. conversion.
With Muslim and Christian organisations trying every possible means to grab power and implement their agendas, Hindus of the state are staring at ‘political irrelevance’, since the voters from organised religions can now decide who could win or lose any election.
In a tactical move to show off their numerical strength, the Pentecostal evangelical group is fielding 188 independent candidates in Kottayam district of Kerala. There are many pockets in the district where these evangelical missionaries were successful in converting people by offering incentives. All expenses of these candidates are spent by this controversial organisation. This Pentecostal group is also sponsoring candidates from Aam Aadmi Party and the twenty-twenty political outfit based in Kizhakkambalam panchayat.
The Pentecostal group is focusing on Panchayats like Aayarkunnam and Paambaady, and Kottayam Municipality. They don’t expect their candidates to win but believes that by getting a chunk of votes political outfits will seek help from them in the upcoming elections. In many wards and divisions, this group can be a deciding factor regarding the winnability of both LDF and UDF candidates. Placing their favourites to the power help them to materialise their hidden agenda, i.e. conversion.
With Muslim and Christian organisations trying every possible means to grab power and implement their agendas, Hindus of the state are staring at ‘political irrelevance’, since the voters from organised religions can now decide who could win or lose any election.
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