On Saturday, June 5, 2010, in article
<587288f7-f706-49f0-8111-***@b21g2000vbh.googlegroups.com>,
uNmaivirumbi <***@yahoo.com> posted:
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[ Why can the government not take action against frauds
[ like this fellow who spreads false info. This is false
[ representation and violates the spirit of Hindus
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[ Sadhu Chellappa should be made to answer. This crook is
[ like Zakir Naik
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[ So long as these missionary crooks tell lies we should
[ teach them a lesson and tell the truth about the great
[ crazy nut case Jesus, bastard son of Mary and Roman
[ soldier Ben panthera
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[ See this "Sadhu" Chellappa a fanatic who distorts Hindu
[ scriptures in TN:
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[ http://www.agniministries.or
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[ This is called Agni ministry!
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[ I hope they burn!
Dhanyavaad for your post!
Chellappa is mentioned in this article:
Christian Sadhus and Sastris: shameless conversion games
By B. R. Haran
vijayvaani.com
August 28, 2009
Conversion as motive
It is an open secret that the foremost aim of the Church
is to spread Christianity throughout the world and
establish its rule. Yet an Indian government led by a
'Hindu' party welcomed Pope John Paul II as a State Guest
and allowed him to give a clarion call for evangelization
of India on this sacred Hindu Bhoomi.
With the advent of Republican Party rule, the US
government under George Bush allotted millions of dollars
for this purpose through the Joshua Projects.
Simultaneously, with the advent of the Congress-led UPA
government with Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson, conversions
have become rampant, as evidenced by an alarming increase
in the planting of churches across the country totally
disproportionate to the population of Christians, and the
brazen implementation of 'inculturation' techniques.
Conversion activities have increased manifold in the
southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the
former ruled by the Congress and led by a Christian Chief
Minister, and the later ruled by an atheist (read anti-
Hindu) Dravidian-racist party. The deficient growth of
Hindu organizations and lack of public awareness of the
danger of conversions has helped the growth of churches
in these states.
Christian missionaries, who were concentrating on the
poor and downtrodden sections, have now started focusing
on the upper echelons of society. The employees in media
houses, workers in cinema and small-screen industries,
and Hindus working in Christian institutions have become
vulnerable to conversion attempts. Of late, special
attention is being shown to the Brahmin community.
Planting a Church near an ancient Temple and focus on
Brahmins
Thiruvanmiyur is a beautiful place in Chennai, on the
East Coast Road leading up to the southern tip of Tamil
Nadu. Thiruvanmiyur is historically significant as the
place where Vanmiki Maharishi (the Valmiki of Ramayana
fame) did penance and worshipped Bhagwan Shiva; hence the
name Thiruvanmikiyur (Thiru-Shri; Vanmiki, Oor-place),
which later became Thiruvanmiyur. Shiva, worshipped by
Valmiki, blesses the people from his magnificent and
ancient Shri Marundeeswarar Temple. There is also a small
temple for Maharishi Vanmiki opposite (slightly diagonal)
to the Shiva Temple; both stand as testimonies to the
ancient history of this sacred place.
Now, within hundred yards of the Shiva Temple, stands a
huge 'Advent Church' which was started as a small prayer
house just three years ago. On 5 August 2009, two digital
banners, placed just above the compound wall of the
Church, attracted the attention of passers by. They read,
"Christian Brahmin Seva Samiti - First Year Anniversary"
and announced, "Kathaakaalakshebam (Religious discourse)
by Pujya Shri Bhagavathar Vedanayaga Saastrigal on
Saturday 8 August evening by 5 pm - Entry free."
Though churches claim they don't practice casteism, the
reality is exactly the opposite, as evidenced by
conflicts between various castes within Christianity in
various places. In fact, when evangelists convert
gullible Hindus, especially Scheduled Castes, they always
deceive them saying, "All are equal in the eyes of
Jesus." But once the conversion is over, the evangelists
close their eyes and the converted group finds no change
except in the god and the pattern of worship. Still, the
"Christian-Brahmin" Samiti was a real shocker as Brahmins
converting is a rare phenomenon.
Brahmins were, are and will always be a "Prize Catch" for
Christian evangelists. For them, converting even a single
Brahmin is a great achievement. A converted Brahmin
becomes a great asset, for with one Brahmin convert they
would be able to easily convert a hundred non-Brahmins.
Of late, Christian missionaries have started targeting
the Brahmin community, and in the last four or five
years, they have been able to achieve some gains.
Although the 'Christian Brahmin Seva Samiti' seems to be
new, the man behind this dubious organization, 'Sadhu
Chellappaa' is a notorious figure, whose modus operandi
is distortion of Hindu scriptures to advance
Christianity. Before going into the happenings in
Thiruvanmiyur, it would be better to have a complete
picture about this imposter who masquerades as a sadhu,
wearing saffron robes.
Saffron attired evangelist masquerading as Sadhu
Born in a Hindu family and raised in and around a temple,
Chellappaa claims to have complete knowledge of the
Vedas, Upanishads, Ithihasas and Puranas. As the temple
priests and other scholars could not clarify his doubts
on some questions, one day (15 May 1967) he decided to
commit suicide by jumping from a running train. As he was
about to do so, he claims to have heard holy verses of
the Bible; he got down at the next station and went
straight to the Church, where he claims to have seen
Jesus and received answers for all his doubts through
divine blessing.
As per orders of Jesus, he became a Christian and
travelled throughout the state converting thousands of
Hindus to Christianity. He became a full time evangelist
in 1974 and founded the Agni Ministries. Since 1982, he
has been running a Tamil monthly magazine, "Agni," for
Tamil people worldwide. As per orders of Jesus, he has
been planting new churches since 1995, and has so far
planted 27 churches and appointed 27 pastors for
effective harvests. He has appointed four full-time
evangelists and established a full fledged office with
four faculty and other staff.
Sadhu Chellappaa has written over 28 books in Tamil and
two in English. He claims his book "IS CHRISTIANITY A
NECESSITY?" is always in demand and is likely to go into
reprint for the fifth time. Another book, BIBLE AND
BAGAVAT GITA, VARANASHRA DHARMA sells like hot cakes! He
has travelled widely abroad, meeting evangelists and
church leaders in pursuit of name and fame.
Chellappaa is believed to have met Dr. Billy Graham at
the itinerant Evangelists Conference at Amsterdam in
1983; his life story appeared in "Challenge" magazine
published by Campus Crusade, USA. But his 'Shri Lankan
connection' is telling! A regular speaker at the Impetus
Conference in Colombo for Third World Pastors and
Evangelists, Sadhu is a close friend of Dr. Colton
Wickramaratne, Senior Pastor of People's Church, Colombo
and his ministry has 'saved' numerous Buddhists and
Hindus in Shri Lanka.
Most Shri Lankan Tamil Hindus who are scattered as
refugees through out the world have been converted to
Christianity through his ministries. Rev. Colin Dye,
Senior Pastor of Kensington Temple, London, the largest
church in England, interviewed Chellappaa and his story
appeared in "The Edge," a leading British Christian
magazine, in its May 1996 issue.
http://www.agniministries.org/ and
http://www.agniministries.org/Testimony.aspx
Sadhu Chellappa's 'Agni Ministries' (AM) are governed by
"Evangelical Action Team of India" (EATI), founded by him
in 1980 in Coimbatore, with 20 persons in the Board of
Directors; he is the 'Managing Director'. EATI
concentrates on conversion activities in the guise of
services in Education and Health. The main objective of
EATI and AM is to Plant Churches and Harvest Souls, for
which purpose they recruit Pastors and Evangelists and
conduct training courses for them. They teach distorted
versions of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh scriptures and
other books relevant to those Indigenous religions and
train recruits how to use those scriptures (by comparing
with Christian concepts and Bible stories) for converting
the gullible sections from those faiths. They send
trained recruits to set up 'Prayer Cells' to facilitate
planting of new Churches in predominantly Hindu areas.
The recruits also teach at Bible schools and colleges.
EATI and AM have tie-ups with international missionaries,
mainly for fund raising, which makes harvesting easier.
http://www.agniministries.org/AboutUs.aspx and
http://www.agniministries.org/EATI.aspx
Sadhu Chellappaa audaciously claims, "Diwali, the
festival of lights, is a Christian Festival; Animal
Sacrifice is a Christian culture adopted by Hindus and
Gayatri Mantra actually glorifies Jesus. The Vedas, the
ancient Indian sacred writings had anticipated the coming
of Christ to take away the sins of man. They call Him
Purusha Prajapati the creator God who would come as a man
to offer himself as a sacrifice. Jesus Christ came to
fulfill the Vedic quest of the Indian people, because the
Vedhas are incomplete without Him, just as the Old
Testament was fulfilled at the coming of the Messiah". He
waxes eloquent on 'You Tube' on "Hinduism came from
Bible"
Thiruvanmiyur episode
It is said Sadhu Chellappaa has a few Brahmin families in
his kitty since the launching of this Christian Brahmin
Seva Samiti. He uses the services of another convert
Vedanayagam, who brazenly calls himself 'Bhagavathar' and
'Sastrigal' with a title of 'Pujya Shri'. Both of them
organize evangelical sessions in the guise of
"Kathaakaalakshebam" and hoodwink gullible Hindus. They
focus on poor and lower middle class Brahmins, who are
ignorant and have poor knowledge of their religious
scriptures. Most have personal and financial problems,
which make them vulnerable to the Chellappaas and
Vedanayagams.
As the two were making preparations for a huge show on 8
August, the news spread and some concerned citizens
called up senior police officials to ban the proposed
event; there was absolutely no response. Details about
the proposed event were sent to the only Brahmin MLA of
the Dravidian Assembly, who took up the issue with higher
authorities, but didn't get the desired results, possibly
because he neither belonged to the ruling coalition nor
to the opposition ranks, having been recently dismissed
by AIADMK. Other leaders of Hindu organizations were busy
with bi-elections and Ganesh Chaturthi arrangements. The
so-called Brahmin Association (TAMBRAS) was nowhere to be
seen!
It was left to a few individuals (some cadres of Hindu
organizations and freelance writers, editors and
journalists numbering around ten) who went to
Thiruvanmiyur Police Station on 6 August and complained
to the Inspector, who immediately got the banners removed
and warned the Church not to host the event. The banners
sprang up again on 8 August morning, without the title
'Christian Brahmin Seva Samiti', which portion was
covered with a cloth. A 'panthal' (shamiana) was set up
at the entrance to the Church and two plantain trees and
a bunch of fresh tender coconuts tied on both sides of
the entrance to give the Church a typical Hindu look!
Though the title was covered by a cloth, other terms such
as 'Pujya Shri', 'Bhagavathar' and 'Sastrigal' were not
removed from the banner; despite repeated phone calls and
personal calls the local police didn't take further
actions and the "Kathaakaalakshebam" of "Vedanayagam
Sastrigal" went as planned, with police protection! If
the police thought they acted neutrally they were wrong;
what happened in the church was a blatant violation of
law.
The organizers deserve stringent punishment
How can a Christian evangelical session be named
Kathaakaalakshebam (religious discourse)? How can
evangelists call themselves Sadhus, Bhagavatars,
Sastrigals and keep the title 'Pujya Shri'? Claiming to be
a casteless religion and a society sans caste
discrimination, how could they start an organization
exclusively for Brahmins? What have Brahmins to do with
Christianity? From when is Christianity having a separate
Brahmin sect?
The Vedas, Upanishads, Ithihasas and Puranas are
religious treasures of the Hindus. No other religionists
have the right to touch them. Distorting and using them
to market Jesus and Christianity is shameless and clearly
establishes that there is nothing of value in
Christianity since its god and bible need Hindu
scriptures to succeed. By thus misusing the Hindu
scriptures, the Chellappaas, Vedanayagams and other
imposters should be booked under Sections 153A, 295A, 298
and other sections of the IPC and punished.
In Thiruvanmiyur Church, the so-called Sastrigal marketed
the Christian god as "Purusha Prajapati" of the Rig Veda!
Evangelists are like sales representatives and they
cannot be allowed to use Hindu scriptures to sell their
religion and god; one company's sales rep cannot use
other company's merchandise to sell his product. This can
only create conflict in society and law and order
problems, with disastrous consequences.
The subterfuge, also called inculturation, has grown to
dangerous proportions. The deep slumber of Hindu
organizations (social, cultural, religious, spiritual, et
al) is disturbing and it is high time they woke up and
put an end to this ugly business by the church and the
missionaries.
- The author is a senior journalist; he lives in Chennai
http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?aid=778
More at:
http://www.vijayvaani.com
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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