VIJAYAWADA: Condemning the comments made by Swami Paripoornananda over Nobel Prize awardee Mother Teresa, members of United Christian Front and Christian Associations took out a procession from St. Paul Cathedral Church, Patamata here on Saturday.The rally was flagged off by Vijayawada Catholic Diocese Bishop Fr T Raja Rao in which around 2,000 Christians, Church of South India (Krishna-Godavari) CSI Diocese Bishop Govada Dyvasirvadam and Fr Muvvala Prasad participated. The rally passed through Benz Circle, Pinnamaneni Polyclinic Road and culminated into a meeting near Siddhartha College junction in Moghalrajpuram.
Bishop Fr T Raja Rao, along with other members cleansed the statue of Mother Teresa with milk and put a garland. Speaking on the occasion, Raja Rao strongly condemned the remarks made by Paripoornananda Swamy against Mother Teresa in an interview with a Telugu channel. The Christian community stressed that had it not been Mother Teresa, the condition of untouchables would have remained the same even today. “At least now, the Swamy should tender an open apology to the Christian community,” demanded the bishop.