Jharsuguda, Mar 05: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad "reconverted" some 212 tribal Christians to Hinduism at a ceremony held at a temple in Orissa's Jharsuguda on Thursday, in the presence of tainted former Union minister Dilip Singh Judeo.
Official sources said that the yagna took place within the temple premises and attended by a large crowd.
The tribals underwent a shuddhikaran (purification) process before being taken back into the Hindu fold.
Police was deployed at the venue. The programme was attended by 50 families from Sundargarh district and three from Jharsuguda district.
Besides Judeo, VHP leaders Surya Narayan Panda and Achyutananda Kar attended the programme. Bureau Report