Hindus in minority in Kanyakumari; census does not reflect ground reality of 'crypto-christians': Madras High Court

The Court said that Scheduled Caste Hindus, though having converted to Christianity and professing the said religion, call themselves Hindus on record for the purpose of availing reservation.
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The demographic profile of Kanyakumari district in terms of religion has seen an inversion since 1980 and the Hindus are in minority in the district though the 2011 census tells us otherwise, the Madras High Court observed on Friday [Fr. P. George Ponnaiah v. The Inspector of Police].

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