Former Goa unit RSS chief Subhash Velingkar’s remarks against Saint Francis Xavier, who is revered as the patron saint of Goa, has caused uproar in the coastal state.While former Goa chief minister Churchill Alemao has filed a police complaint demanding Velingkar’s arrest, the Opposition parties in the state have condemned his statements for allegedly attempting to disrupt communal harmony.
Earlier this week, Velingkar had called for a “DNA test” of the relics of St Francis Xavier. He said the saint could not be called “Goencho Saib” [Protector of Goa].
Velingkar was removed from the Sangh in 2016 after he rebelled and had disagreements with the BJP government’s medium of instruction policy in elementary education. In 2022, Velingkar had said that St Francis Xavier cannot be called “Goencho Saib” and a campaign titled ‘The Goa Files’ would be launched to create awareness that Lord Parshuram is the “Goencho Saib”.
In his police complaint filed on Wednesday,…
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