Madras HC accepts Vishwa Hindu Parishad ritual as proof of conversion to Hinduism
August 24 2018
The Madras High Court recently accepted the 'Suthi Satangu pooja' conducted by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad as proof of conversion to Hinduism, while confirming a woman candidate's appointment as a teacher under a communal quota.
The petitioner, originally a Christian named Selvi Daisy Flora, informed the Court that she had voluntarily embraced Hinduism in 1998. To this end, she also changed her name to A Megalai, after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad conducted the ritual.
The same year, Megalai also married . . .
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