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CPM defends Christ as ‘revolutionary’ at expo
Kerala’s CPI(M) leadership on Friday officially justified the featuring of Jesus Christ as a revolutionary along with Ernesto (Che) Guevara in a party-organised exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram even as Christians protested and the Congress party warned that it could hurt religious sentiments of believers.
“We respect Jesus Christ as one of the greatest liberation fighters of world history,” State CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said.
“The Holy Bible itself has described how Jesus had driven out loan sharks and black-marketers from the temple of God by flogging them mercilessly. You can’t prevent the communists from respecting that Christ,” Pinarayi said.
Jesus Christ’s picture is featured at the CPI(M)’s history exhibition titled “Martyrdom: From Christ to Che”. Observers are of the opinion that the incident could lead to reopening of confrontation between the CPI(M) and the Church after a long lull. Meanwhile, State Congress president Ramesh Chennithala warned the CPI(M) against using Christ’s picture for political campaigns, saying it could hurt the sentiments of the believers. “The Satan had tested Jesus in the desert. Now the Marxists are testing Christ in their exhibition,” Chennithala said.
Kerala’s CPI(M) leadership on Friday officially justified the featuring of Jesus Christ as a revolutionary along with Ernesto (Che) Guevara in a party-organised exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram even as Christians protested and the Congress party warned that it could hurt religious sentiments of believers.
“We respect Jesus Christ as one of the greatest liberation fighters of world history,” State CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan said.
“The Holy Bible itself has described how Jesus had driven out loan sharks and black-marketers from the temple of God by flogging them mercilessly. You can’t prevent the communists from respecting that Christ,” Pinarayi said.
Jesus Christ’s picture is featured at the CPI(M)’s history exhibition titled “Martyrdom: From Christ to Che”. Observers are of the opinion that the incident could lead to reopening of confrontation between the CPI(M) and the Church after a long lull. Meanwhile, State Congress president Ramesh Chennithala warned the CPI(M) against using Christ’s picture for political campaigns, saying it could hurt the sentiments of the believers. “The Satan had tested Jesus in the desert. Now the Marxists are testing Christ in their exhibition,” Chennithala said.
