Author: Our Special Correspondent
Publication: The Hindu
Date: January 20, 2003
URL: http://www.thehindu.com/stories/2003012003831100.htm
The BJP leader in charge of party
affairs in Kerala, Padmanabhacharya, has condemned the "provocative statement''
of an American pastor, Joseph Cooper, at Kilimanoor.
In a statement, he said the physical
assault on Rev. Cooper could have been avoided if the law and order machinery
of the UDF Government and the police had taken proper action.
The BJP demanded strong legal action
against the American pastor for his "derogatory statement on Lord Krishna''.
In another statement, P.C. Thomas,
MP, has described the issue as "very serious" and that it should be dealt
with an iron hand.